hermit question

surgy

New member
as soon as my fishless cycle is finished i plan on getting blue legged hermits. i read they are detritus eaters. well my tank has never had fish. is the very small amount of "fall off" from the live rock enough to sustain him for a few weeks? or should i use a fish flake and let it drop to the bottom? or some kind of sinking pellet? also how do i know when he needs a new shell? i was watching them at the lfs and they look like very active little critters crawling around until they find something and then doing a "head stand" in the sand to pick something out! its really cool. just want to know more about their care than what is listed on live aquaria.
 
You want to get the extra shell assortment when you get the crabs, mine changed homes pretty fast. Yes, they eat sinking pellets as well.
 
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