Hermit Crab Care

Good friday everyone. Hope everyone had a great week.

I have 18 Green hermit crabs and 19 of those ultra small blue legged hermit crabs. I bought them to help keep the tank clean. Well they have really done their job, when I got the green crabs my gravel substrate had quite abit of algea on it and now they have picked it clean. My question is do I need to feed these guys. I only hace 2 small fish that I feed flakes and pellets and some frozen I think they are Mysis shrimp. Whenever I drop food into the tank all the crabs freek out like they havent eaten for weeks and they devour most everything that hits the bottom. I am afraid that I am overfeeding them because some of the food gets stuck in the liverock and some on powerheads and I know this makes for poor water quality. Should I worry about the crabs or just feed the fish and let the crabs graze the liverock and fight for the scraps that the fish dont get.

Jay

 

Anyone? please feel free. any input will be helpful!

Thanks

 

I have only one right now. A big one. And he's about to have a new home. The Atlantic Ocean!!! but I do ususally unplug my pump so the water doesnt push the food away where it cant be found, and drop a couple of pellets in the front bottom for him.

Now my Sabea clown runs over there and grabs-steals! and food laying around and spits it in the carpet an. Hes a real good buddy to that carpet.!!!

you could probably drop of dead shrimp in and they could all have a picnic!!!

good luck!!!

Scoffer

 

Hermits will scavange whatever the fish don't get. I never "feed" mine and they do just fine.

 

Thanks for the input Craig. I wont worry about them starving then.

BTW heres a cool link I ran acros. It has many pics of different coral/critter types with descriptions. Some very nice pics and very informative descriptions. You prolly seen it b4.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

Jay

 

Yes, Melev's reef is awesome and Marc is a very knowledgable reefer. Good find Jay!