white spotted hermit crab

slockman · May 4, 2016

Looking to see if anyone keeps anything with one of these guys. My wife want get ride of him and I hate to have a tank with just him, I was thinking he wouldn't eat a rock anemone or something like that?

Tautog · May 4, 2016

Could you save him for blackfish season in the fall...........perfect bait for a 15 lb. togzilla

Naiad · May 4, 2016

I used to have one in my fowler. Grumpy thing was bought as a feeder but didn't get eaten. If kept well fed they pose limited threat to corals (not there favorite food choice). I have also seen well fed ones living fine with other shrimps and crabs (mine never bothered anything though inverts didn't last long thanks to the fish) as long as food is plentiful. Starving they will try to eat anything so give him a good meal before the introduction of a new tankmate.

nitrodude · May 4, 2016

Had one, he tried pulling my conch out of his shell, then ripped an arm off my huge sand shifting starfish one night. Got banished to the sump, lived pretty well there until he got too close to the skimmer intake.

My lfs had a huge softball size one, they get massive. Now I want another one for a cuc in my 400g tank. If you part with him, ill take him! Lol

Baby Ray · May 6, 2016

@Wiz might want it :)

Wiz · May 6, 2016

Thanks for the tag. Hermits are not my specialty but I would have taken him. But it seems there's other people who are more interested. Let it go to somebody who will appreciate it the most. Looks like the Op wants to keep it though just trying to find tank mates.

Baby Ray · May 6, 2016

Wiz said:
Thanks for the tag. Hermits are not my specialty but I would have taken him. But it seems there's other people who are more interested. Let it go to somebody who will appreciate it the most. Looks like the Op wants to keep it though just trying to find tank mates.

thought I would put your name in the mix :)