My whole tank and this is who I watch all the time.

Preble · 09/21/2016, 08:21 PM

Just doing hermit stuff

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SnoopyDaPimp · 09/21/2016, 08:56 PM

I watch mine all the time. Climbing over coral, digging through sand and picking at my zoas.

joshky · 09/21/2016, 11:50 PM

It's funny how a simple, cheap invertebrate can offer plenty of satisfaction and entertainment in its own right. I've had a few people tell me that they really enjoyed watching my hermit crabs, didn't really comment on the corals or fish. Granted these people knew nothing about the hobby or the complexity behind the fish and corals, just enjoying a living creature from an unbiased point of view.

SeaCucumberFan · 09/22/2016, 12:58 AM

Haha I do tge same thing but to my cuke and sea apple. I don"t have any hermits. As of now.

ThRoewer · 09/22/2016, 01:42 AM

They can actually be very interesting, especially if you have several.
It's funny when they try to steal each others shells ...

MiddletoM · 09/22/2016, 03:13 AM

I find myself watching my hermit crabs and snails all the time! especially when the hermits size up shells and swap! I also like seeing the nassarius snails glide out of the sand when its feeding time.

Ron Reefman · 09/22/2016, 04:05 AM

I have a tank full of corals and fish, but what I enjoy the most is all the other inhabitants like hermits, emerald crab, sea cucumbers, clams, flame scallop, sea stars, anemones, shrimp...

d2mini · 09/22/2016, 08:16 AM

Love my wittle hermies.

CafeReef · 09/22/2016, 08:32 AM

Our first inhabitants were a turbo, a couple nassarius and a halloween hermit. The hermit is all we have left from the first CuC. My son named him Jack because since he's a halloween hermit, jackolantern just made sense to go with Jack. My son is three and has to say goodnight to him every night before bed or he wont sleep.

tanksfishtank · 09/22/2016, 02:41 PM

CUC and inverts are as much fun, if not more fun, to watch than the fish and corals.

MarkW64 · 09/22/2016, 02:57 PM

I sometimes think of larger fish as the things which catch visitors attention across the room, smaller fish draw them in, and the invertebrates hold their attention in the end.

Potatohead · 09/22/2016, 03:05 PM

Hermits are awesome. Myself included.

static916 · 09/23/2016, 01:03 PM

I totally agree. Watching them feels like they're always in some epic adventure.

mandarin_goby · 09/23/2016, 01:58 PM

Big fan of my cleaner and fire shrimp, and my sexy shrimp. Love my pom poms too. Hermits are annoying, I always have to flip them over or get them unstuck from some crevice, or they're picking on one of my snails.

420CoralFarmer · 09/23/2016, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ThRoewer

It's funny when they try to steal each others shells ...

It's NOT funny when they attack your snails and kill them.

I once watched an emerald crab drill into the sand and came back up with one of my nessarius snails in it's claws. Shredded the snail to bit before my eyes.

SeaCucumberFan · 09/23/2016, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 420CoralFarmer

It's NOT funny when they attack your snails and kill them.

I once watched an emerald crab drill into the sand and came back up with one of my nessarius snails in it's claws. Shredded the snail to bit before my eyes.

This is about hernit crabs not crabs in general lol. Si I guess thats who killed my snails... whatever

420CoralFarmer · 09/26/2016, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

This is about hernit crabs not crabs in general lol. Si I guess thats who killed my snails... whatever

Well pardon me dude.

NEVER seen a hermit crab attack a snail...............

HippieSmell · 09/26/2016, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

Love my wittle hermies.

It's spelled "wuv"

I need some hermits...

09/21/2016, 08:21 PM	#1
Preble Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: High Point North Carolina Posts: 341	My whole tank and this is who I watch all the time. Just doing hermit stuff 20160920_210307.jpg Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk __________________ I can't afford to take you to a fancy dinner, but we can go back to my place and eat in-front of my fancy reef tank. Current Tank Info: 50 mixed

09/21/2016, 08:56 PM	#2
SnoopyDaPimp Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 492	I watch mine all the time. Climbing over coral, digging through sand and picking at my zoas. __________________ ( 0 \ l / 0 ) & no tanks for now

09/21/2016, 11:50 PM	#3
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	It's funny how a simple, cheap invertebrate can offer plenty of satisfaction and entertainment in its own right. I've had a few people tell me that they really enjoyed watching my hermit crabs, didn't really comment on the corals or fish. Granted these people knew nothing about the hobby or the complexity behind the fish and corals, just enjoying a living creature from an unbiased point of view. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

09/22/2016, 01:42 AM	#5
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	They can actually be very interesting, especially if you have several. It's funny when they try to steal each others shells ... __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

09/22/2016, 04:05 AM	#7
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I have a tank full of corals and fish, but what I enjoy the most is all the other inhabitants like hermits, emerald crab, sea cucumbers, clams, flame scallop, sea stars, anemones, shrimp... __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

09/22/2016, 12:58 AM	#4
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Haha I do tge same thing but to my cuke and sea apple. I don"t have any hermits. As of now.

09/22/2016, 03:13 AM	#6
MiddletoM Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 147	I find myself watching my hermit crabs and snails all the time! especially when the hermits size up shells and swap! I also like seeing the nassarius snails glide out of the sand when its feeding time.

09/22/2016, 08:16 AM	#8
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Love my wittle hermies. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

09/22/2016, 08:32 AM	#9
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	Our first inhabitants were a turbo, a couple nassarius and a halloween hermit. The hermit is all we have left from the first CuC. My son named him Jack because since he's a halloween hermit, jackolantern just made sense to go with Jack. My son is three and has to say goodnight to him every night before bed or he wont sleep. __________________ 50 Gallon cube

09/22/2016, 02:41 PM	#10
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	CUC and inverts are as much fun, if not more fun, to watch than the fish and corals.

09/22/2016, 02:57 PM	#11
MarkW64 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 217	I sometimes think of larger fish as the things which catch visitors attention across the room, smaller fish draw them in, and the invertebrates hold their attention in the end. __________________ Setting up 230g Miracles mixed reef peninsula, TampaBaySaltwater liverock package, Radion Gen3 pros, Vectra returns

09/22/2016, 03:05 PM	#12
Potatohead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,596	Hermits are awesome. Myself included.

09/23/2016, 01:03 PM	#13
static916 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 67	I totally agree. Watching them feels like they're always in some epic adventure.

09/23/2016, 01:58 PM	#14
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	Big fan of my cleaner and fire shrimp, and my sexy shrimp. Love my pom poms too. Hermits are annoying, I always have to flip them over or get them unstuck from some crevice, or they're picking on one of my snails. __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank