Large White SpottedHermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)
Regular price £6.00
White spotted hermit crab, hairy red leg crab, strawberry hermit (Dardanus megistos)
Family: Diogenidae
Care level: Intermediate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef compatibility: Not reef safe
Max size: 19 cm
Diet: Carnivore
The white spotted hermit crab also known as the hairy red leg or strawberry hermit is a very large species of hermit crab best suited to species tanks or tanks containing only large fish. Like all crabs they're opportunistic feeders and may prey on small fish and other small inverts.
If you are able to home these magnificent crabs they provide much entertainment. Their size and agility gives them instant 'wow' factor and sift through sand a rubble looking for scraps like a machine. Very cool even if slightly specialist.
Feed any meaty seafood and sinking pellet foods.
Due to variations in species your item may not be identical to that featured in the image, we do however ensure the species is correct and that the markings and colors are very similar.
Before ordering please familiarise yourself with our alive arrive guarantee and the process for making claims under our guarantee.
We offer an 'Arrive Alive' guarantee on all corals, critters, fish and invertebrates. If they do not arrive alive then subject to these terms and conditions you can request a replacement or refund. We guarantee our livestock will arrive alive, there is no reason why it should arrive any other way due to the care and professional way in which they are packaged with heatpacks, polystyrene boxes and all other necessary precautions considered for the species we are shipping.
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Maintaining proper water parameters in any type of marine aquarium is essential for the health of your fish, corals and invertebrates. Check out our handy blog post on the parameters you need to manage for the common marine aquarium and reef tank set ups
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