Halloween Hermit Crab

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Halloween Hermit Crab

Scientific Name: Ciliopagurus strigatus

Reef Compatibility: With Caution

Minimum Tank Size: 40 gal

Max Size: 2 inches

Approximate Shipping Size: 1 to 2 inches

Food/Feeding: Omnivore

Notes: The Halloween Hermit Crab also known as the Striped Hermit Crab or Orange Legged Hermit Crab. It has a bright orange body with red banding. With its unmistakably attractive appearance and the propensity to consume nuisance algae such as green hair and cyanobacteria it is a desired addition to many marine aquariums.

The Halloween Hermit crab is found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea and Hawaii. They are normally found in shallow coastal waters in sandy areas and not necessarily on the reef itself. This makes the Halloween Hermit Crab an excellent occupant to keep the sandy substrate aerated in a home aquarium.

The Halloween Hermit Crab consumes a large variety of foods including scavenging for uneaten food, but also various types of algae and cyanobacteria. These crabs will also happily accept meaty food such as clams, fish, or mussels. Halloween Hermit Crabs have been known to attack other Hermit Crabs or Snails for their shells, it is always a good idea if housing any Hermit Crabs to have extra shells so that they are readily available. The Halloween Hermit Crab can also get to be around 2 inches, which is relatively large for a hermit crab. This can cause it to disrupt rock work or corals that are not secured.

The Halloween Hermit crab is not known to be bred in captivity.

This item is housed in an invertebrate only system.

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Holy Smokes

We ordered one of these little guys, and a whole host of other invertebrates from Salty Bottom. he was super active right after acclimation and was cruising around the tank in no time. We live in Washington State and the delivery was exceptional. These guys have THE best with customer service. Our order was upgraded to next day air automatically, because Salty Bottom wants to be sure you get healthy, active, strong livestock as quickly and safely as possible.

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Reviewed by: Ken Green from Maple Falls, Washington on 3/24/2020

Halloween hermit crab

Beautiful crabs to say the least! Very happy with them.

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Reviewed by: Jill from Colorado on 1/4/2020

Hermit Crabs

Great customer service, highly recommend , was a bit skeptical at first like any other online store as I’ve usually just gone to a local fish store to buy live stock, however , they are amazing and will continue to use in the future.

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Reviewed by: Kevin from California on 11/23/2019

Every day is halloween

Always loved these hermits. Large, calm, absolutely great colors. Arrived healthy and active. Molted within a few days, so now it's just a bit bigger, too.

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Reviewed by: John from America on 7/14/2017

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