How Do I Know When To Feed Hermit Crabs?

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I’ve had 3 zebra hermits for about 5 days now, and I’m not sure if they’re getting enough to eat.
There’s minimal algae in the tank, except for diatoms. I gave them a seaweed pellet, but I don’t know if they really responded to it.
They look healthy from what I can see but I just don’t want them dying of a lack of food.

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Well I don’t have any fish in there at the moment, I’m just trying to figure out how much and how often to feed my hermits.
 
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I’m using Hikari Seaweed Extreme is encase anybody was wondering.
 

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Usually they are part of your clean up crew CUC, and they feed on tank wastes and left overs so... I dont know how much to feed them if no other inhabitants in your tank.
Maybe just a little portion of fish food every other day or so.
 

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