JSimpson
Guest
Hello All,
Took the kids out this afternoon to do a little collecting. We found a bunch of hermit crabs, and kept about 6 of the smallest (dime size or smaller) to add to our new 20g Galveston Biotope tank. I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between the local hermit crabs vs. the scarlett, blue leg, etc. usually found in stores? Do they get larger? I mostly have the blue legs in my reef tank, and don't really see that they get much bigger over time. Some of the ones we found were quarter-sized, so I'm thinking the little ones we kept might grow pretty quickly? Worst case, I may toss some into the sump of my 90g if they grow too quick or become too aggressive. I was hoping to find some snails and other critters, but I'm thinking it's still a bit too early yet.
And yes, I did see the collecting sticky in the Newbie forum, but was just checking to see what people thought about the hermit crabs/growth/aggressiveness.
Thanks,
Joe
Took the kids out this afternoon to do a little collecting. We found a bunch of hermit crabs, and kept about 6 of the smallest (dime size or smaller) to add to our new 20g Galveston Biotope tank. I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between the local hermit crabs vs. the scarlett, blue leg, etc. usually found in stores? Do they get larger? I mostly have the blue legs in my reef tank, and don't really see that they get much bigger over time. Some of the ones we found were quarter-sized, so I'm thinking the little ones we kept might grow pretty quickly? Worst case, I may toss some into the sump of my 90g if they grow too quick or become too aggressive. I was hoping to find some snails and other critters, but I'm thinking it's still a bit too early yet.
And yes, I did see the collecting sticky in the Newbie forum, but was just checking to see what people thought about the hermit crabs/growth/aggressiveness.
Thanks,
Joe
