steelers559792
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I did search the board but just wanted to verify that the small white hermits collected locally are reef safe
Local white hermits reef safe?
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clearwatereefer
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I have had them in my tanks before and never had an issue, they did do a pretty God job on cleaning. I plan on collecting some here soon.
nathan1986
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I had them before as well. They are pretty dominant IMO I had blue leg and scarlet hermits in my tank when I added the white ones. The white ones wiped out all my blue leg and scarlet hermits. I think once I added the white ones there was more fighting between the hermits than cleaning was being done
TampaSnooker
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Are you talking about shells or legs? The large white/striped leg hermits are predatory. A couple species occupy small white shells that are dominant in the area. Blue legged crabs are a blessing; dark red legged ones are OK but will consume other crabs and snails. Find blue legs if you can. Bring a frisbee - put minimal water in it and wait for the crabs to emerge and show their species.
steelers559792
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White legs. Are there local blue legs in tampa bay area
nathan1986
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If there is they must be only in certain areas. I havent seen any. Only the small white leg ones
Navymedic
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TampaSnooker
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No - thats for sorting. In the wild, you can make sure of what pops out of the shell; in the shop, you can put them all at one end to pick live ones that crawl to the other end while you do something else besides wait...
steelers559792
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Where do you locally find anything other than white legs. I am yet to see any blue legs but would like to collect some
