Got crabs?

JShearer83 · 09/18/2009, 08:31 PM

How many hermit crabs or other crabs should you have in your tank and how do they affect your tank bio load? i.e., does a 1 inch crab equal a 1 inch fish?

Aqua Keepers · 09/18/2009, 08:39 PM

Before you go out and buy crabs, do some more research. you will find that there are a tone of people that will tell you to stay away from them, and a tone of people who love them. I'd suggest finding out the two sides of the story before tossing a bunch into my tank.

Sisterlimonpot · 09/18/2009, 08:42 PM

I'm on the side of not having hermits just due to the fact that they will kill my snails just for the new dwellings.

JShearer83 · 09/18/2009, 08:49 PM

My hermits are pretty small mostly and don't seem to bother the snails as there are a bunch of extra shells around. I also have a few stone crabs, blue crabs, and a some i can't ID. The crabs are all super small like 1/2 inch (a few are up to 2 in at most), but I have about 20 crabs in a 55 gal. with about 10 very small fish 1/2 in to 1in.

Aqua Keepers · 09/18/2009, 09:22 PM

Some of them tend to F-up SPS corals or steal food from LPS

PRDubois · 09/19/2009, 04:17 AM

Hermits will kill snails, but I still love them

cdbias2 · 09/19/2009, 06:53 AM

Pay the extra money for Scarlet hermits. You'll have much less trouble.

09/18/2009, 08:31 PM	#1
JShearer83 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Augustine, Florida Posts: 58	Got crabs? How many hermit crabs or other crabs should you have in your tank and how do they affect your tank bio load? i.e., does a 1 inch crab equal a 1 inch fish?

09/18/2009, 08:42 PM	#3
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	I'm on the side of not having hermits just due to the fact that they will kill my snails just for the new dwellings. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

09/19/2009, 04:17 AM	#6
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Hermits will kill snails, but I still love them __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

09/18/2009, 08:39 PM	#2
Aqua Keepers Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 2,915	Before you go out and buy crabs, do some more research. you will find that there are a tone of people that will tell you to stay away from them, and a tone of people who love them. I'd suggest finding out the two sides of the story before tossing a bunch into my tank.

09/18/2009, 08:49 PM	#4
JShearer83 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Augustine, Florida Posts: 58	My hermits are pretty small mostly and don't seem to bother the snails as there are a bunch of extra shells around. I also have a few stone crabs, blue crabs, and a some i can't ID. The crabs are all super small like 1/2 inch (a few are up to 2 in at most), but I have about 20 crabs in a 55 gal. with about 10 very small fish 1/2 in to 1in.

09/18/2009, 09:22 PM	#5
Aqua Keepers Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 2,915	Some of them tend to F-up SPS corals or steal food from LPS

09/19/2009, 06:53 AM	#7
cdbias2 Appalachian Reef Society Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alum Creek, WV (No more) Posts: 1,433	Pay the extra money for Scarlet hermits. You'll have much less trouble.