ID this black/white striped hermit crab

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  1. Randigabipen

    Randigabipen Plankton

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    Got 2 hermit crabs yesterday and the first one is a red legged I guess?
    But I don't know what kind the other is, ID help please? :)

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    Randigabipen, Jan 16, 2013
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  2. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    the frist one is a Red Scarlet and the last 2 are dwarf zebra i believe.
     
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  3. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    The first one is correct. The last two, dangit i just had a brain fart.
     
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  4. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    The first crab is the scarlet reef hermit (Paguristes cadenati), as mentioned.

    The second crab looks a lot like Clibanarius vittatus, which is commonly called the thin-striped hermit. I can't see its claws, but they should be of equal size and rather cylindrical (not overly flattened) if it is this crab.

    HTH
     
    Greg@LionfishLair, Jan 16, 2013
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