Feedbook/Shrimp, snails & crabs
Blue-leg hermit crab
Clibanarius tricolor
Also called Blue-leg hermit, blue-knee hermit
Essential gear
- Mature live rock
- Empty snail shells
- RO/DI top-off water
- Refractometer
- Calcium and alkalinity test kits
Lifespan
2–4years
Water temperature
24–27°C
Salinity
1.023–1.026SG
Activity
Forages all day
Hides for days while molting
Breeding
Larvae need a marine planktonic stage
Almost never raised in-tank
Diet
Omnivore / cleaner
Leftover food, detritus, and algae
Suggested habitat
Leave a rubble zone and a few empty shells along the base of the reef; the sand surface and the crevices are its working area. Stable water matters more to survival than the layout.
Plates are husbandry references—not build plans or generator parameters. Check your own water, vessel, and stocking before you act.