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Blue-leg Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)

Blue-leg Hermit Crab

Clibanarius tricolor

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A cheap clean-up crab. Add a few empty shells of larger sizes so it does not take them from your snails.

In a reef: kills snails for their shells.

Adult size
1 in
Smallest tank
10 gal
Keep them in groups of
1+
Temperature
74–82 °F
pH
8–8.4
Food
Scavenger: algae, leftovers
Start a saltwater build to add this

Gets along with

Cerith SnailNassarius SnailAstrea SnailYellow Clown GobyScarlet Reef Hermit CrabTrochus SnailNeon GobySkunk Cleaner Shrimp

Think twice about

Blue Devil Damselfish — too aggressive for itValentini Puffer — eats snails, crabs and shrimp and nips coralsDwarf Fuzzy Lionfish — too aggressive for itMaroon Clownfish — too aggressive for itSnowflake Moray Eel — eats crabs, shrimp and small fishPicasso Triggerfish — eats invertebrates and rearranges rock

Easy corals it leaves alone

BlastomussaDuncan CoralZoanthidsCandy Cane CoralPulsing XeniaRicordea Mushroom

Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.