Crabs

Mithraculus sculptus is a small crab with a carapace longer than it is wide and large chelae (claws). The carapace is flat, shiny and green, finely sculpted, with whitish material adhering to the projections. The chelae are also...

Scarlet & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume...

Scarlet & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume...

Red & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume uneaten...

Coloration can vary - these are not always white, brown is common as well. Porcelain crabs live in abundance in Pacific Coast tide pools. They hide under stones, between mussels in mussel beds, among sponges and tucked into tufts of algae. Safely...

  The Pithos crab is a small crab species with a bulbous body and cupped claws that is native to the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic: Appearance Pithos crabs have a molted brown, tan, or...

Paguristes cadenati, the scarlet hermit crab (not to be confused with the Mexican Red Leg Hermit), is a small (about 3 centimetres or 1.2 inches across) species of hermit crab with a bright red body and yellow eyestalks that...

Red & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume uneaten...

Scarlet & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume...

Paguristes cadenati, the scarlet hermit crab (not to be confused with the Mexican Red Leg Hermit), is a small (about 3 centimetres or 1.2 inches across) species of hermit crab with a bright red body and yellow eyestalks that...

Red & Blue Leg Hermits are an essential part of any Clean up Crew.  This omnivore can access the smallest crevices and openings within aquascape to consume any nuisance algae including hair algae and cyanobacteria. They also will consume uneaten...

Average 2"+ in size.   The strawberry conch, also known as the tiger conch, is a large, peaceful, and hardy snail that is a good addition to a saltwater aquarium:      Appearance Strawberry conchs...

Sally Lightfoot crabs are brightly-colored coastal scavengers, found in the Galapagos Islands and across the western coast of South and Central America. They have an extremely generalist diet, feeding on anything from sea lion placenta to other...

The electric blue hermit crab (Calcinus elegans) is a rare, tropical crab with striking blue and orange colors:      Appearance The electric blue hermit crab has bright blue legs with black...

Average size of 2" - 5"+  Horseshoe crabs are unique-looking arthropods with a hard exoskeleton, a long tail, and a horseshoe-shaped body:      Appearance Horseshoe crabs have a dark brown or olive...

  Pom pom crabs are small, brightly colored crabs that are known for carrying anemones in their claws:      Size: Pom pom crabs are about 0.5-1 inch wide on average...

Appearance Arrow crabs have a medium golden brown body with stripes of brown, black, yellow, or gold. They have 10 legs, eight for walking and two pincers, and their legs can be more than three times the length of their body. Their...