blue legged hermit crabs

ok so do you think it would be good if i got 50 of them for my 55g dt?

 

I have three blue legged hermits in my tank. Fun to look at, but not much use with hair algae. I pluck the algae out and starve it as much as possible. Not an ideal fix, but it works for me.

My Tank

 

You may want to post a pic of what you see as HA-just to ne certain.
I have about 25-30 crabs 20 or blue leg, 5-10mexicans,4-5 reds, and 2-Electric Blue, 2-Halloweens and 3 emeralds

I wish I had less at times.

A good CUC will have quite the variety of crabs as well as snails, and all do their own little part.

Here is a good little read.
Setting up a reef tank - Part 4 by Marty Ziegler
Pics of that algae will help us point you in the right direction!

 

Not to change the subject,but do blue hermit shed there skin?

 

Yep, thought my hermit was dead the first time I saw its moult. They tend to hide away during moulting and don't reappear for 4-5 days.

 

i looked online sorry i dont know how to do pics and i definatley have green HA anyone know how to post pics. the problem for me is my pics are to big and i dont know how to cut them down to size

 

Here is how to post pics on 3Reef

 

i got a couple pics up on my profile check em out!!!!

 

you need to check for nitrates ,phos. there has to be a build -up . do more water changes. what is your bio-load. if that dont work try agood skimmer or you can get it back to normal by adding a algae scrubber for a few months until all algae is all gone. santa monica has a really good thread on algae scrubbers