Red Hairy Hermit

[girlofcoffee]

Is this crab reef safe? I have tried looking on the internet, but have not been able to find anything!
Thanks for any and all advice!

 

[shrimpy brains]

I had one when I first started in saltwater. The lfs told me it was ok.(along with alot of other lies. lol)
It ate everything it could get. I took it back in 2 days. It ate macroalgae, some soft corals and I was missing a couple of small fish! They only good thing was it also ate aptaisa, the bad thing is I didn't know aptiasa were bad at the time. I used to feed them!

Oh, welcome to SWF!

 

[girlofcoffee]

Thanks so much! I bought one that is huge and local reef guy told me it would be ok with my soft corals and today when I came home it was having colt coral for dinner!

 

[flower]

Welcome to the site!
Best purchases I ever made...saves me lots of money! I added some pages so you can see the info they offer.

 

[robertmathern]

Well thats why you should research before adding to tank. If you have a sump banish him to the land down under lol. I tell you what I got a stone crab that reef safe for you lol. Hell that thing is not even tank safe. Good luck with the hermit. Also just a little fyi there is no reef safe crab. Crabs are scavengers and will eat what ever they feel like when ever the feel like it. Not saying all crabs are bad but evey crab could pick at coral. Especially large ones.

 

[speg]

Most hermits really aren't a great addition to a reef tank. The really small hermits are the most "safe" but I've had plenty of the "safe" ones cause a lot of trouble with coral.

 

[jamesvishiou]

If that hairy red hermit is big, then it is like a true crab. Not safe. Opportunistic.