Giant red legged hermit crab!

[thatmanMIKEson]

I'm working on this bridge on treasure island, and looking into the water of course! I see this GIANT red leg hermit crab in a conch shell!

Sorry the picture is bad but he saw me and started running away lol

Thats crazy right, he's lucky im working and scared of sharks!

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Anyone ever see one like this before?

I've seen giant suckerfish in ponds, im sure people thru out from their aquarium, but not sure....They were the same suckerfish from a petstore just 12"+.

 

[KrisReef]

No, but you made me look

 

[eag]

I've seen em. They get huge! Scary

 

[eag]

Treasure island, abaco?

 

[CMMorgan]

Red Hairy Legged Crab?

I used to have one of these named Crabzilla. He was a conqueror. He would eat all of his tank mates. He even took out this 9" long tube anemone named Ursula. He had his own JBJ AIO 39 ish gallon cube for a couple years. He was my husbands masters degree buddy. He would get bored and tap his claw on the "glass" when he wanted attention - or food. I even got him a little plastic bird ladder so he could climb to the top and stick his butt on the return jet. (He did that often) It was a pain to keep a tank for just him. Dang, I miss that little guy but I'll never do it again. Unless, he could cohabitate with a mantis shrimp ..... LOL Wow, that would be interesting.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Treasure island, abaco?

Treasure island Florida, the causeway that opens up

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Red Hairy Legged Crab?

I used to have one of these named Crabzilla. He was a conqueror. He would eat all of his tank mates. He even took out this 9" long tube anemone named Ursula. He had his own JBJ AIO 39 ish gallon cube for a couple years. He was my husbands masters degree buddy. He would get bored and tap his claw on the "glass" when he wanted attention - or food. I even got him a little plastic bird ladder so he could climb to the top and stick his butt on the return jet. (He did that often) It was a pain to keep a tank for just him. Dang, I miss that little guy but I'll never do it again. Unless, he could cohabitate with a mantis shrimp ..... LOL Wow, that would be interesting.

That is an awesome picture, and a beautiful color red, wow!

 

[CMMorgan]

That is an awesome picture, and a beautiful color red, wow!

Thank you but I won't take credit for it. I have pictures of Crabzilla but I was too lazy to comb the archives to find them.

 

[Lenett]

Red Hairy Legged Crab?

I used to have one of these named Crabzilla. He was a conqueror. He would eat all of his tank mates. He even took out this 9" long tube anemone named Ursula. He had his own JBJ AIO 39 ish gallon cube for a couple years. He was my husbands masters degree buddy. He would get bored and tap his claw on the "glass" when he wanted attention - or food. I even got him a little plastic bird ladder so he could climb to the top and stick his butt on the return jet. (He did that often) It was a pain to keep a tank for just him. Dang, I miss that little guy but I'll never do it again. Unless, he could cohabitate with a mantis shrimp ..... LOL Wow, that would be interesting.

Mine is out of the shell and stays in a hole in the rock. I think it killed my emerald crab.

 

[Nick Steele]

How about this guy!

Found him near Blue Heron Bridge in west palm beach. Would never put him in a tank!

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I wish you had a size reference by it, lol was it big? crikies thats a bigg one! I can tell by the sand and the awesome quality 4k picture, thanks for sharing!

Yeah that would never go in the tank, that was a joke

 

[Nick Steele]

I found a better pic for size reference.

 

[snorklr]

found one off the beach behind our hotel in nassau, bahamas...assumed it was just a conch and when i picked it up found a hermit the size of my hand...

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I found a better pic for size reference.

Yeah thats big and red like the one I saw, but the water was no where near that clean and clear that looks awesome!

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

found one off the beach behind our hotel in nassau, bahamas...assumed it was just a conch and when i picked it up found a hermit the size of my hand...

Was it red?

 

[Karen00]

I found a better pic for size reference.

OMG... He looks like he could eat a human!!!

 

[Nick Steele]

@thatmanMIKEson
Check out blue heron bridge 1hr before high tide and you can snorkel/dive for 2 hrs and see all sorts of things!!! Water is usually clear and clean.

Seahorses, octopus, frog fish, batfish and much more.

 

[Nick Steele]

OMG... He looks like he could eat a human!!!

He was a little snappy

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

@thatmanMIKEson
Check out blue heron bridge 1hr before high tide and you can snorkel/dive for 2 hrs and see all sorts of things!!! Water is usually clear and clean.

Seahorses, octopus, frog fish, batfish and much more.

I might have too, thats not to far away and I love snorkeling. How is red tide in your area? If at all... Its starting to show up around here unfortunately