Blue Leg Hermit Crab attacking my GSP, Normal?

[TacticalBacon]

I read that the Blue Legs are reef sage except they may attack tank mates, anyone have issues with their Hermits eating their GSP?

I took him off after I noticed him on it and then it was looking like eat ate most of it.

20 mins later, he's back on it.

Is this normal.

 

[TX_REEF]

No and yes. Most hermit crabs will not bother corals. However, I have personally witnessed larger hermit crabs, especially red leg ones with the yellow/orange highlights, happily feasting on the skeletons and flesh of my LPS coral. They get promptly moved to the refugium if caught.

 

[TacticalBacon]

Now I will be looking for their little legs. I think they had some lighter color highlights in their little legs but I wasn't really paying too much attention to them.

Now I will be on the lookout for that.

Thanks for the heads up.

My GSP is coming back pretty good, The spots that were down are popping back up.

 

[JTP424]

Maybe it wasn't eating the GSP? Some of the spots on the left look like algae. If the green part isn't missing I don't think it ate much :)

 

[TacticalBacon]

Maybe it wasn't eating the GSP? Some of the spots on the left look like algae. If the green part isn't missing I don't think it ate much :)

Certainly could be an overract by me. It was on top of the GSP, it could be eating some of the algae on the base I guess.

Just worries me, and I know GSP should survive in a toilet, but I am still new enough to trust but verify. LOL