Galveston hermit crabs - Reef Safe? (1 Viewer)

[alexrex20]

do the galveston hermits eat corals? i think i remember reading somewhere that both the peps and hermits from galveston are prone to eating/picking at corals.

 

[tektite]

The big tan striped ones are "supposed" to be herbivores, but they get huge and I would not trust them. Their scientific name is Clibanarius vittatus if you want to look them up.

 

[padanky]

I've had the peps eat up my hammer frag. I never tried the Hermits since I read somewhere that they would kill other hermits and steal there shells.

 

[alexrex20]

I had a bad brown algae bloom so I dumped them in my main tank (from the sump) to do a little cleanup. I added a dozen, with the biggest in a shell the size of a dime. Hopefully my corals will be in tact when I get home from work tomorrow morning!

I also added some peps, but my wrasse takes care of those - usually eats 2-3 a day.

 

[c_a_otoole]

They eat everything. I had one east a whole starfish one night. That said they are great art eating anything that hits the bottom.

 

[c_a_otoole]

They eat everything. I had one east a whole starfish one night. That said they are great art eating anything that hits the bottom.

 

[Midwinter]

I'm going fishing soon after our cutoff; i'm going try them as a clean up crew for Diatoms...

 

[Midwinter]

I'm cycling my tank right now; I just need some live rocks. Might use those Galveston hermit as a clean up crew... It's Free!!!

 

[alexrex20]

Hermits are great for eating diatom algae. I still have them in my main tanks.