Hermit hitchiker, brownish legs--any worse than other hermits?

N8ster · 11/05/2006, 12:32 PM

I just found a hermit in my tank, and it is not one of the blue-legs I bought at the lfs. It has brownish legs, but is about the same side as the blue legs I added to the tank.

Will this guy be any more of a problem than the other hermits in the tank?

I'll add a photo if I can get one.

a4twenty · 11/05/2006, 02:36 PM

yeah, gonna need a pic to identify him. are his legs hairy??

N8ster · 11/05/2006, 07:09 PM

Here is the best photo I could get. Legs were smooth, not hairy. Otherwise looked just like my blue leg hermits.

a4twenty · 11/05/2006, 07:48 PM

hmmm hard to make out, what color are the eyes?, are they solid? ( the stock or a stripe) , antenna ? are the legs solid colored or are there any stripes?

hairless is a good start though, but not always

tkeracer619 · 11/05/2006, 07:59 PM

I have some hermits that look like that. Since the crab goes from shell to shell it could be anything.

It looks like a red leg hermit in a whelk snail shell. thats my stab at it.

Swanwillow · 11/05/2006, 08:13 PM

keep it, and watch him
most hermits are slow enough to catch easy if they start eating things in the tank they ain't sposed ta

11/05/2006, 12:32 PM	#1
N8ster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 306	Hermit hitchiker, brownish legs--any worse than other hermits? I just found a hermit in my tank, and it is not one of the blue-legs I bought at the lfs. It has brownish legs, but is about the same side as the blue legs I added to the tank. Will this guy be any more of a problem than the other hermits in the tank? I'll add a photo if I can get one.

11/05/2006, 07:59 PM	#5
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I have some hermits that look like that. Since the crab goes from shell to shell it could be anything. It looks like a red leg hermit in a whelk snail shell. thats my stab at it. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/05/2006, 08:13 PM	#6
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	keep it, and watch him most hermits are slow enough to catch easy if they start eating things in the tank they ain't sposed ta __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

11/05/2006, 02:36 PM	#2
a4twenty Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,603	yeah, gonna need a pic to identify him. are his legs hairy??

11/05/2006, 07:09 PM	#3
N8ster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 306	Here is the best photo I could get. Legs were smooth, not hairy. Otherwise looked just like my blue leg hermits.

11/05/2006, 07:48 PM	#4
a4twenty Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,603	hmmm hard to make out, what color are the eyes?, are they solid? ( the stock or a stripe) , antenna ? are the legs solid colored or are there any stripes? hairless is a good start though, but not always