hermit crabs

[langcjl]

I picked up a few hermit crabs in the Gulf of Mexico by Biloxi this past week. Does anyone think it would be a problem to put them in my aggressive tank with a Niger and Blue jaw? I have had a few bluelegs in there for a long time. I am not worried too much about the hermits but my wife thinks they might hurt the fish. I told her I didn't think it was very likely but you never know.

 

[kittykitty]

How big are they? Are they bigger than your fish?

 

[langcjl]

One of them is pretty big. Not as big as the fish though. The biggest one is probably the size of a golf ball. That is the crab only, the shell is much larger. I have never seen a hermit this big. He is really cool.

 

[canadiandude]

I had ne in my 270 gallon aggressive and he killed my yellowhead eel as well as a niger trigger. The eel made the mistake of swimming undr the crab and I think he got the niger at night when he was sleeping. Maybe cornered him in a rock. Check out this link. It has pics of mine.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/107361/xxl-hermit-with-triggers

 

[kittykitty]

I dunno... I guess it just depends on how big your fish is. I think I would be more worried about the hermit getting your fish than the fish getting the hermit. A golfball sized crab is pretty big.