The white legged hermit?

[KidNano]

Does anyone know what kind of hermit this is. I bought 15 crabs from the same store and just this one has white stripes on his legs. I've scene blue legged, red legged electric blue but never white legged hermits. Is this just a typical hermit?

 

[reefman23]

Looks like a Calcinus laevimanus... dwarf zebra hermit.

Jesse

 

[KidNano]

well that's a pretty cool name. I'll go with it. I like that a lot better then a white legged hermit.

Thanks.

 

[pitahall]

watch that you don't let it get bigger then the others. I have had problems with mine picking on the smaller ones.

pitahall

 

[KidNano]

right now he's probably 5th in line for size. He seems to be more interested in eating then picking on anyone, but I'll keep an eye on him.

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Yea, i have one in my tank too, an he has killed 3 snails for theyr shells in 3 months. And I have plenty of good shells for him in there!!! Def a great cleaner though.

 

[Wolfgang]

I got some of those with my CUC I hate the little buggers! I've caught 2 of them eating some of my smaller scarlet hermit's

I was told they are zebra hermits. What ever they are, mine are aggressive.


Jamie

 

[KidNano]

I've got two of these guys now and haven't noticed any aggressive behavior from them. As a matter of fact my scarlet's always seem to be fighting for shells..... the blue leggs are pretty mild. My electric blue hermit is the biggest and he just pushes everyone out of his way. The two Zebras always seem to be in the same vicinity as if they know they're they same. Maybe they do.

Very interesting.

 

[KidNano]

I did find this little guy trying to get one of my little red guys shells. I was sad and seperated them. they have proportionatly much bigger claws... I wonder if that makes them more arragont...