Hermit crab

I was wondering if anyone will be able to tell me what species of hermit it is that is found on the kzn coast: black to brownish in collour with yellow dots/bands on the legs. Don't have any pics but thought there might be a couple of crab experts out there that will be able to tell me what it is.

 

Thanx for the reply Alan, maybe it will help if I can get a pic of one of these.

 

Hi Octopus,

I don't know the name of these crabs, but i do know that they are reefsafe.

 

Thanx Dober man, That allready helps I wanted to I.D them first before putting them in my tank.

 

i have one of those in my sump , the reason he's in there cause he was nipping on my pin cushion , but as the experts say , it up to the individual ... put him in but watch him ....

 

The problem is a friend sent me 27 of them.

 

Hi, i believe that they are called calibanarius virescenes.

They are OK (in my very limeted exsperiance), but 27 is a large number. I hade 6 in a nano, it is 5 to much. They eat everything small if they are hungry.

 

Len thanx for the info, want to see if I can find out more about them now that I have a name to start of with.