Unknown crabs

[ProfessorAronnax]

Hey everyone! Ordered a CUC from LA and got a couple hitch hikers. The biggest is a large hermit who must have killed ad taken the shell from what is supposed to be a fighting conch. The second is a smaller crab living in a bumblee snail shell.

Any ideas or anything to be concerned with ( large one is my big worry)

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Better pic of the big one

 

[Katrina71]

Put extra shells in and they will leave your snails alone.

 

[Roid Reefs]

That big claw is a worry in my opinion. I woudnt risk unknown crabs in my tank. Not sure of your setup, but you can sump them. Or find someone with a fowlr tank whose fish would love a snack.

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

Hey everyone! Ordered a CUC from LA and got a couple hitch hikers. The biggest is a large hermit who must have killed ad taken the shell from what is supposed to be a fighting conch. The second is a smaller crab living in a bumblee snail shell.

Any ideas or anything to be concerned with ( large one is my big worry)

 

[Jon Fishman]

That thing is cool! I would sump it until it grows.... if it stays that size, off to the display and monitor it closely. If it nips at coral more than just a little..... hit it with the special shampoo

 

[vetteguy53081]

First one is yellow tip
second one is blue leg hermit

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I dont have coral in there yet. Should be here in an hour. And the only snails I have are pretty small. He may get donated

 

[Jon Fishman]

If yellow tip. He is a keeper

Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit Crab

The Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit Crab is one of the more uniquely colored members of the Diogenidae family. The bright yellow bands on its green to black legs add a pop of color to this member of your aquarium's reef-safe cleanup crew. Like its Blue Leg and Red Tip cousins, the Dwarf Yellow Tip...

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