do anyone know your crabs good?

[cartman101]

Well today i pick up a hermit crab and its all black but has a orange stripe runing on his 2 claws. And his attennas are orange too. What could this crab be?

 

[jmick]

I'd never put something in my tank without knowing what it was...

 

[cartman101]

well i picked up 5 scarlet reef hermits and the employee put 5 in the bag i get home i find this crab in the bag. It dont look like a scarlet to me :notsure:

 

[nanoreef]

it could be a halloween hermit

 

[cartman101]

its not a halloween hermit

 

[jmick]

do a google search on Clibanarius longitarsus...I believe this is it.

 

[nanoreef]

oh ok

 

[cartman101]

yup, it looks like it. Are they bad??

 

[jmick]

If that's what it is then it should be a good addition to your tank. This species feeds on detritus, which means he'll eat the garbage on the bottom your tank!

 

[cartman101]

i just look again....no its not it. (it has a bright orange stripe on the claws)