Hermit Crab ID

[GermanNuts]

Have a couple hermit crabs that I need help identifying. I have been unable to find anything that looks like these guys on the ID sites as most of the crabs are small and colorful.


http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/70734/2/FishTank/Crab_ID?h=6a58ee


The bigger of the two is about the size of a silver $, and the other is slightly smaller. I have not seen them go after either of my fish, but I did notice that they did enjoy snacking on some snails that did not make it after acclimation. They also like to flip all of my live rock rubble over.

 

[FranktheTankTx]

I don't know, but he's too big for my liking.

 

[greenbean36191]

They're Clibanarius vittatus. They're one of the meanest hermits there is and they get huge. You can find them literally by the hundreds on the Gulf Coast. There's no way I would put them in a reef tank. About all they're good for is fishing bait.