Halloween Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus strigatus

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The Halloween Hermit Crab stands out because of its orange and red striped legs. They help maintain a clean aquarium by eating green haired algae, cyanobacteria, and left over food that settles down into the sand. In addition, they also sift through sand and help it maintain a good oxygen level. Shells should be provided for them to move into when they grow bigger or they might resort to eating snails to use the shell as its home.

These inverts are for saltwater aquariums only.

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image.

For acclimation details see here.