who can tell me what this guy is
 

I got this guy with some rock (he was hiding in a big hole) I finaly got a good pic of him and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what kinda hermit he is and if he is safe or not.

http://members.shaw.ca/crystalk/crab.jpg

Steve

I got the same guy. It was sold to me by LFS as red-leg hermit. Hm.... I don't know what it is either.

Soldier Hermit
 

In baensch marine atlas it sort of looks like the soldier hermit crab.

But it goes onto say:

right pincher is larger than the left and these can only be kept in cold water aquariums.

BTW, Great Picture !

I have a maroon colored hermit who wears the largest turbo available.... :roll: he's lived with the trigger sucessfully for a couple years now....your's looks just as evil. :D

One more source
 

In Modern Coral Reef Aquarium

Hermit Crab (Diogenidae) Calcinus spp.

Very similar picture there, same colors and the eyes look strickingly similar (relatives.....)

Still says the left chela is larger than the right, but doesnt look that way in your picture.

Fine for a reef aquarium.

Zulu

Re: One more source
 

Zulu the one I have look same as the one in the picture, but has left pincher bigger.

ok remember he is facing you so his left pincher is larger then his right.. :lol: hmmm does it say if they are "reef safe"? :idea: hmm does it say it eats blue legged hermits? :twisted:


Steve 8)

All hermits are bad!!! :twisted:

He looks purdy though. :wink:

He looks hungry Steve. Got somewhere to put him?

Aj

Hi

I think its a dwarf zebra hermit crab

look at this link

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...=23&pCatId=613