hermit crabs

[Stuart Willis]

has anyone ever had issues with blue leg hermit crabs eating any corals ?
1 of mine has just started eating my gsp coral and now theres a patch of nothing on the rock
i know its only gsp but im not happy

 

[phillygeeks]

I have read people had experiences with blue leg hermits doing this, which is why I went with scarlet hermits on my tank. Never had an issue with these guys.

 

[AdamNC]

Not with coral but I did have them kill snails. I have also witnessed new snails that were just introduced and immediately attacked.