Blueleg Hermit Crabs Are BAD?!
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patrick8929
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blue legs have known to be agressive and eat snails for fun. they can also eat corals but most crabs can do that. they are unpredictable. i have kept blue legs in my tank before without any problems. mabey he has just had a bad expirience with them. i wouldnt worry about it tho you can always buy them from swf
tarrahsmom
Member
I hope they are not bad since I really wanted to get them
saltynoob
Member
I think I have a agressive blue that is eating some of my other crabs. I havent been able to catch him in the act yet but I keep hearing a popping/cracking sound every now and then. Then I end up seeing a piece of a crab leg floating somewhere in my 20 gallon.
I am fairly confident that it isnt a Mantis Shrimp as I have read up on them, I dont hear it all the time at night just every now and then.
So far I have found 3 dead crabs, two blues and one red.
Could it be that he's hungary or just a bully rogue? I thought they ate the alge and stuff on the sand bed?
I am fairly confident that it isnt a Mantis Shrimp as I have read up on them, I dont hear it all the time at night just every now and then.
So far I have found 3 dead crabs, two blues and one red.
Could it be that he's hungary or just a bully rogue? I thought they ate the alge and stuff on the sand bed?
mandarin w
Member
As far as crabs go, they can be aggressive. and I personally don't like them. I wont put them in my tank anymore. But that is a preference. Putting them in your tank isn't going to kill your tank. They just attack your other snails. And you don't have to have hermits in your tank to have a healthy tank. I you want hermits you can have them. Like I said it is a matter of preference.
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stanlalee
Active Member
I used to think they were the same as the red tip or scarlet but here it is over a year later and some how all I have left is blue tips when I started with an equal amount of both. I put some nassarius snails in the tank and by the next day a blue leg was walking around in its shell. I only have about 5 hermits in my 100g and I will never add anymore period (regardless of leg color lol). Have about 25 snails: 10 nassarius unless more got eaten, 10 cerith, 4 margarita and 2 astrea. the margarita and astrea dont do much but the cerith and nassarius do more for my sand, rocks and glass than hermits every could.
mudplayerx
Active Member
I have numerous species of hermit crabs in my tank, including blue legs. None of them have caused any problems.
icy1155
New Member
Given time, any hermit crab will kill a snail if you dont have a LARGE number of extra shells in your tank. As the crab grows, they need larger shells and if there arent any lying around they will kill eachother or snails to get those shells. Ive found that if you hide collections of different sized shells in a few caves around your tank you will never have to worry about them.
gmidd
Member
Ok I need to do a little more research. But the tradition Blueleg Crabs, to my knowledge, do not bother anyone (These are not to be confused with the larger Blueleg Electric Crab cousin.. which are aggresive and need extra shells).
Until I eat my word stop the hate on Blueleg Crabs, they grow no more then a 1/2 inch..
Heres one of my peace loving crabs
Until I eat my word stop the hate on Blueleg Crabs, they grow no more then a 1/2 inch..
Heres one of my peace loving crabs
