Hermit crab advice

[MadCaddy]

I have a tank approximately 4 months established and I’d like to add som CuC. I thought hermit crabs would add some eye appealing life/movement so went to the LFS to pick some up. The owner ended up taking me out of it (weird right?!). He said he wished he never got hermit crabs for his personal tanks because they always get so big and eventually threaten the fish in the tank. Does anyone have experience with hermit crabs that stay small and won’t eat my fish a couple years down the road? My tank is 65 gallon total, 55 gallon display. Looking for recommendations!

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Get dwarf hermit crabs like red & blue legs

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Max size is usually 1-1.5 inches

 

[Stephen8169301]

Never head that just get blue and red legs like mentioned in above post

get extra shells so they don’t go killing each other for shells

 

[Sharkbait19]

Not sure what kinds are being sold at your lfs, but most of the common ones are harmless to fish.
Blue and red leg as mentioned are good to have.

 

[flatfish72]

My Halloween hermit is unpredictable.
Get dwarf ones. They are fun.

 

[bee144]

I regret my electric blue hermit crabs. I feed algae and they still go and kill my snails. My snails actually act as a cleanup crew. The hermits are just murders. And yes, I have 4-5 different shells inside for them.