Hermit crabs are often the first critters we place into new tanks, but are they reef safe, what type should we add, and how many? We answer all your questions on hermit crabs for reef aquariums here.
寄居蟹会清理船员吗？
是的，寄居蟹的一小种物种以及蜗牛，一些海螺，一些海星，一些叶子和顽童被归类为清理卷曲，或简称CUC。它们被添加到礁石水族馆中以食用未食用的食物，但主要是放牧讨厌的藻类。
Do hermit crabs eat algae?
Hermit crabs are omnivores that will eat anything from dead fish to algae. They are often added to newly set up reef aquariums to eat algae although they won’t eat the three most troublesome “algae,” diatoms, dinoflagellates, or cyanobacteria. They are good at grazing green algae however and some macroalgae and will clean up the bases of frag plugs if given access to them. If you put fish food into a tank with hermit crabs they will eat the fish food in preference, so it’s always best to keep them on the hungry side if you want them to clean up your rockwork.
Will hermit crabs eat my snails?
Yes, hungry hermit crabs will eat snails for food and then use their empty shells as homes, so snails are doubly tempting. If you want to mix the two always ensure the snails are stuck fast to smooth surfaces like the aquarium glass. There they can climb up to escape the crabs and can clamp down as they do in the wild.Spiny Astrea spp. snails also have trapdoors that they can slam shutto help avoid predation. Never leave a snail on the substrate with a hermit crab – it will upturn it, eat it, and steal its shell. Hungry hermit crabs will also prey on Stomatella snails, which are otherwise super useful CUC, and free.
Are hermit crabs reef safe?
是的，大多数是珊瑚礁安全的，不会早于虾，海星或重要的是珊瑚。如果您看到一个人吃一条鱼，那条鱼很可能死了，隐士找到了它的身体并开始吞噬它。他们有一种惊人的嗅觉。寄居蟹非常多样化，但是居住在世界上大多数海洋中。避免任何生长超过一英寸的物种，因为它们需要自行喂食，可能并不完全是安全的，并且会敲开珊瑚碎片。
How many hermit crabs do I need?
If your rocks and sand are covered in nutritious higher algae you could literally add dozens with no problems. They tend to fight, kill each other and steal each other’s shells over time so if you added six to a 10-gallon tank, twelve to a 20-gallon, and 24 to a 50-gallon tank you would probably end up with fewer in twelve months’ time. Just make sure they are the reef-safe species that stay small.
我应该购买哪种类型的寄居蟹？
小红色的腿，武器症cadenati和蓝色的腿部隐士Clibanarius Tricolor来自加勒比海地区，而且很漂亮且珊瑚礁安全，尽管要当心，因为许多较大的物种也有红色的腿甚至蓝色的腿。黑壳隐藏和白色壳隐藏来自菲律宾，并以Calcinus sp。两者都是便宜，礁石安全和勤奋的。有装饰性物种，例如条纹或万圣节寄居蟹，Trizopagurus Strigatus，尽管它们并不那么努力。
Do hermit crabs need spare shells?
Yes, hermit crabs need larger shells to move into with each molt. Always provide more shells than crabs so everyone can live in one somewhere, and they will be less likely to rip each out of them to steal them. Any shells can be used like empty snail shells or conch shells, and a selection of shapes and sizes are best. Some aquatic stores sell bags of shells or if they sell Clean Up Crew, they may have one or two spares to give you if you ask them. Some people even decorate the outside of the shells and the crabs will carry them around regardless. If you live near a beach then they can be a source of shells too.
Do hermit crabs need additional food?
如果这是一个已建立的礁石坦克，那就不，但是如果这是一个全新的坦克他们可能需要一些东西（例如沉没鱼颗粒）才能放牧，以阻止他们互相吃。
您是否必须在礁石坦克中放寄居蟹？
不，随着礁石获得更多的经验，它们在坦克中越来越少。他们在新手中很受欢迎，因为建议他们吃藻类，它们非常耐寒，而且有一个明显的螃蟹的新颖性，它背着房子。他们可以令人着迷，并制作出良好的摄影主题。
Will anything eat my hermit crabs?
河豚鱼, triggerfish, and large wrasses will predate small hermit crabs so they shouldn’t be combined. Apart from that the biggest predation risk is from each other. Large hermit crabs can and do eat smaller ones.
珊瑚礁隐士需要干燥的土地吗？
不，有很多两种两栖和完全的陆地隐居螃蟹，但是盐水水族馆商店提供的螃蟹不需要干燥的土地。完整的礁石坦克绝对可以。
