Crabs

Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.This is one of our most popular hermit crabs. It is colorful, stays small, and eats a wide variety of algae including some hair algae. It is typically imported from Florida. It is considered reef safe, however it is an opportunistic omnivore and will take food where it can find it. It will also eat fish food, detritus and anything else edible.

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The Emerald crab is famous for its voracious appetite for algae, especially bubble and hair algae and some macroalgae. It one of the most reef safe crabs, only bothering corals when food is in short supply. Its flattened claws are specially designed to pick algae off of rocks. It does not typically bother any other animals; however it is opportunistic and weakened tank mates may become fair game. It grows up to 2 inches and is imported from Florida.

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Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.This brightly colored crab from Florida makes a terrific addition to a clean-up crew. It is a medium sized crab that eats a wide variety of algae including some hair algae. It may hide during the day but is quite active at night. It is considered reef safe, however it is an opportunistic omnivore and will take food where it can find it. It will also eat detritus, algae, fish food, and anything else edible.

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Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.This rusty colored crab from Florida makes a terrific addition to a clean-up crew. It is a small sized crab that eats a wide variety of algae including some hair algae. It is considered reef safe, however it is an opportunistic omnivore and will take food where it can find it. It will also eat detritus, algae, fish food, and anything else edible.

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Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.A very uncommon animal, it is also known as the Blue Knuckle crab, and should not to be confused for the Blue Leg crab which stays quite small. The Electric Blue crab is a medium sized hermit crab and consumes mainly algae including some hair algae and cyanobacteria. It is considered reef safe, however it is an opportunistic omnivore and will take food where it can find it. It will also eat detritus, fish food, and anything else edible.

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Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.The Red Dwarf Hermit is is a small to sized hermitcrab that eats a wide variety of algae including some hair algae. As it's name implies you can expect this hermit to have bright red or orange/red legs and is considered to be reef safe, however it is an opportunistic omnivore and will take food where it can find it. It will also eat detritus, algae, fish food, and anything else edible.The Red Dwarf Hermit will spend the majority of it's time on the rock work picking at algae.

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Hermit crabs need to live inside of a snail shell in order to keep their soft bodies safe. Even with many shells available hermit crabs will occasionally kill snails in order to take their shell. Please ask our staff and we will be happy to supply you with some empty shells.This crab has earthy colored claws and bright baby blue eyes. It is an opportunistic omnivore and may eat corals, fish food, detritus, algae and more.

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The tiny Pom Pom crab is rather defenseless on its own, but it enlists the help of small stinging anemones to bolster its defenses. The crab is pink with delightful stripes, and the anemones are tan in color. It holds the anemones in its claws and may wave them at predators. As the crab moves around the anemones may sting other animals, but there is usually no damage done. Both the crab and its anemones will eat fish food scraps. If it happens to lose its anemones it may take a small piece of coral instead. The Pom Pom crab grows up to 1 inch.

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The Spider Decorator crab looks like an underwater tarantula covered in bits of live coral, macroalgae, sponges, shells, and any other small objects from its environment providing excellent camouflage. It is an opportunistic feeder and small or weakened tank mates may become fair game. It grows up to 4 inches and is easy to feed on fish food.

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The endearing Porcelain crab is one of the most peaceful and reef safe crabs. It uses its pinching claws only in self defense. It has a pair of feeding nets which are near constantly spread in the water to catch particulate foods. It can also feed on scraps of fish food. The White Porcelain crab may host with anemones or corals. Clownfish may pick them off of their anemones, possibly hurting the crab. Additions of zooplankton will help ensure the crab gets enough food. Porcelain crabs grow up to 2 inches.

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