Hermit crab reef safe?
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Blue and scarlet hermit crabs have always been 100% reef safe for me. Algae and Halloween hermit crabs have also been totally safe. I also have assorted mix of "unknown" hermits that I've been collecting and none of them have bothered any of my corals, either.
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Pictures?
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we need pics
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in white light? ( sorry, cant id in blue light)
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also if you dont have white light turn off the aquarium lights and use a flashlight
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Not giant reds, pretty sure that's it. Because they occupy emperor conch shells they don't really do well with coral let alone fit in the average tankis this a reef safe hermit crab? TIA and may i know the id?
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Can i put him in sump instead?
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Okay bro will do once he comes up again
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Just now i had the chance to take a photo he disappeared couple of days ago in the tank.
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he MIGHT be a zebra hermit or a red tip
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Yes they are reef safe. I probably have 20 of them and this pair lived about 10 years so they were pretty big, like a ping pong ball.
The one in my avatar is a local New York crab and I also have a bunch of them.
The one in my avatar is a local New York crab and I also have a bunch of them.
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also sorry! the zebra and red tip are reef safe hermits!
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They are reef safe, but if you don’t have enough empty shells laying around they will kill snails for their shells.
