Can anybody help identify this Hermit Crab species

[swenny]

I'm just wondering if anybody can help identify this species of hermit crab. I was gifted 4 of them, they're relatively small (1/2 inch including shell), and they seem to dislike each other quite a bit. I'm not sure how big they'll get, or if they're reef safe.

I've done quite a bit of research to attempt to identify them, and have been pretty unsuccessful

Thanks in advance.

 

[OneSockERock]

I don't have experience with them, but it looks like a zebra hermit.

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Zebra Hermit Crab, Dwarf Zebra Hermit - Calcinus laevimanus

Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus) is also known as Dwarf Zebra Hermit, Hawaiian Reef Hermit, Left Handed Hermit.

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[Nano sapiens]

I'm just wondering if anybody can help identify this species of hermit crab. I was gifted 4 of them, they're relatively small (1/2 inch including shell), and they seem to dislike each other quite a bit. I'm not sure how big they'll get, or if they're reef safe.

I've done quite a bit of research to attempt to identify them, and have been pretty unsuccessful

Thanks in advance.

This appears to be a good match, the 'Dwarf Red Tip Hermit Crab' or 'Mexican Hermit Crab' (2nd one down on this page):

http://www.reefland.com/2012/09/25/reef-friendly-crabs/