hermit crabs

[luvnluk]

Do all hermit crabs need a replacement shell to grow into? What do they feed on?

 

[wyldgunz]

hermit crabs will change shells and fight over them if need be youll need some extra sheells to put in the tank with them get some various sizes

 

[reefnut]

Most hermits are Omnivores or Herbivore so they will mainly feed on algae and debris. If your tank is lacking in algae (wish mine was) you may need to suppliment feed them algae sheets.

 

[gregvabch]

hermits need shells of various sizes mainly depending on the variety of sizes of crabs that you have. crustaceans molt, and eventually they will outgrow their shells and require new larger ones to take over. if you do not provide shells for them, they will kill snails, conchs, or fight with other crabs for their shells. they will eat flake food, frozen food, live brine, various types of algae, and detrious. mine also eat seaweed sheets when i clip them to the glass. what they eat depends on the type of hermits you have...scarlets, red legs, blue legs, zebra's, there's a lot more to choose from.

 

[sinner's girl]

when you buy hermits, just ask for few empty shells, and save the shells from your snails when they die.
our just clean up after the fish, if they leave any food.