Blue Legs verses Red Leg Crabs?

[dtaggart13]

I have heard that blue leg crabs are more aggressive and may eat your snails, while scarlet hermit crabs won't. Scarlet hermits are more expensive and may eat less, and grow more slowly. Is this true? What would you recommend as the ideal cleaning crew for a reef tank?

 

[footbag]

Typically blue legs are more aggressive, and can eat snails. I would recommend scarlets over blue legs.

 

[shin00bi]

ya i agree scarlets seem to be the most friendly, however the blue ones i bought killed them off and stole their shells

 

[clarkiiboi]

I just want to clarify. Red leg crabs are not scarlets, two different crabs. Red legs are much like the blue legs. Scarlets are are the best choice for hermits, IMO.