hermit crabs

[Dirk Diggler]

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Just wanted to show everyone my large hermit crabs that ive had for 2 years now in my FO tank. Feel free to post any pics of your hermits as well!

 

[Dirk Diggler]

 

[sunfishh]

Those hermits look great

 

[jyoon951]

nice pics. what fish do you have in the tank?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

thanks jyoon! i have a picasso trigger, majestic angel, large green chromis, 2 cleaner shrimps, and 2 large hermits.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

here is another old pic of one of my hermits

 

[Dirk Diggler]

here is another old pic of one of my hermits

 

[ACBlinky]

This crab is about 1", he lives in my 21g FOWLR:

This one's much bigger, around 2", and lives in the 65g FOWLR:

There's also an electric orange in that tank, around 1.5". I love big hermits, nearly bought a starry at the LFS yesterday but I've heard horror stories about them so I passed even though they're gorgeous.

 

[ODB_Heck]

I was afraid of putting crabs in the tank with my picasso trigger. do they have chance? the trigger is about 3 inch big.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

if you get the red hairy hermit as pictured above youll be alright because they get large and are aggressive. other hermits are too small and can eventually get chewed up by the mouth of the trigger.

 

[ACBlinky]

I took this a while back and forgot all about it, here are two of my Hawaiians playing 'King of the Castle'. They climb up the rockwork, and even on top of each other, trying to see who can be the highest. They'll throw each other off the rocks too, these guys are hilarious to watch

 

[Dirk Diggler]

hermits bring life to an aquarium and i guess thats why ive always been interested in them. my two large hermits are the size of a baseball and are so strong that they can rearrange my decorations in the tank. its a crazy sight to see!

 

[jmicky41]

I've got about 30 of these and they are the coolest creatures in the tank.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

another old pic of my hermit in a different shell.

 

[Paul B]

I took this picture of a local New York hermit crab at night while SCUBA diving in the Long Island Sound. It is the picture in my Avitar.

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These NY crabs are very common but they don't live long in a tropical tank so I have the same types as you guys.
Paul

 

[55gSW]

I have this guy, he's the size of a golf ball and he has blue eyes!! Sorry for the crappy pic but my camera is not the greatest...

 

[Dirk Diggler]

it seems as if there is an error on your attachment 55gSW. hey Paul B that is a cool lookin hermit. what would you say was the largest hermit youve ever seen while scuba diving?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

 

[Paul B]

Dirk I once saw a hermit crab eating a barracuda in Martinique.
The crab was about 9" across and the fish was about a foot.
In New York they only get about an inch.
Paul

 

[sunfishh]

Dirk looks like your big red hermit is a lefty :lol: