{"product_id":"green-leg-reef-hermit-crab-large","title":"Green Leg Reef Hermit Crab","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen-legged hermits are some of the most tireless algae grazers you can put on a reef — small, armored, and permanently on the clock. If you have ever wanted an employee who works nights, weekends, and holidays for a wage paid entirely in film algae, this is that hire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hermit crab is a soft-bodied crustacean that solved the armor problem by borrowing it: the abdomen is twisted to fit a scavenged snail shell, and the whole animal upgrades housing as it grows. That single fact explains nearly all hermit behavior people ask us about. They are not attacking your snails out of malice; they are in a housing market with limited inventory, and a snail is technically a shell with a tenant. Keep a handful of empty shells in graduated sizes scattered on the sand and the market stays civil — the crab moves up peacefully, the old shell goes back into circulation, and your astraea keep their homes and their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSetup considerations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenuinely reef safe in the practical sense — corals are ignored, glass and rock get worked over, detritus gets recycled. Stocking is where people overdo it: a cleanup crew is sized to the algae supply, not to the gallon math on a forum. Too many hermits in a clean tank equals hungry hermits, and hungry hermits get creative. One per few gallons is a reasonable ceiling in a fed reef. One more thing that saves us a worried message every month: hermits molt. What you find lying on the sand looking like a dead crab is usually the empty exoskeleton — count legs before you grieve, and leave the molt in the tank; the crab eats it to recover the calcium. Nothing in a reef tank is wasted except your electricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn omnivorous scavenger that mostly feeds itself: film algae, hair algae, uneaten food, detritus. In a very clean system, drop a pellet or a fragment of dried seaweed now and then. If you see hermits climbing the rockwork at feeding time with the enthusiasm of commuters chasing a train, they are hungry — supplement more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow we sell it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable individually or in cleanup-crew packs — the packs are priced the way bulk labor should be. \u003cstrong\u003eYoCamron Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e stock has been held and observed in our systems; \u003cstrong\u003eFresh Import\u003c\/strong\u003e comes as-arrived for keepers who want the working crew at the working price. Inverts ship well, but the same rules apply: certification buys you the animal that has already proven it travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~2\" · Min tank: 10 gal · Reef safe: Yes · Diet: Omnivore — algae and scavenging · Pro tip: spare shells prevent crime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Large \/ Quarantined \/ Individual","offer_id":50311969407213,"sku":"TCRAH4006","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Non-Quarantined \/ Individual","offer_id":50337315553517,"sku":"TCRAH4006","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Quarantined \/ 5-Pack","offer_id":50339104882925,"sku":"TCRAH4006-5Q","price":107.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Quarantined \/ 10-Pack","offer_id":50339104915693,"sku":"TCRAH4006-10Q","price":200.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Non-Quarantined \/ 5-Pack","offer_id":50339104948461,"sku":"TCRAH4006-5N","price":39.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Non-Quarantined \/ 10-Pack","offer_id":50339104981229,"sku":"TCRAH4006-10N","price":73.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/1743166__79879.1774331175.jpg?v=1786998584","url":"https:\/\/yocamronsaquatics.com\/products\/green-leg-reef-hermit-crab-large","provider":"YoCamron's Exotics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}