Blue Legged Hermit Crab

What is the Swell Blue Legged Hermit Crab?

The Blue Legged Hermit Crab is an excellent addition to your clean up crew as they will clean up various types of algae such as cyanobacteria. These omnivorous crabs are best kept either singly or in smaller groups as larger groups can be fairly detrimental to your aquarium as they can cause a lot of damage to small polyps and small invertebrates. It is not recommended to house these crabs with snails as they will attack the snails to take their shells. They will moult and will need a slightly larger shell each time that they grow and moult so you need to make sure that they have a constant supply of shells to choose from to prevent them from attacking any other shelled animals that you have in your aquarium. Do not house with the Red Legged Hermit Crab as they will attack each other.

How are these fish delivered to you?

The delivery time for your fish will be two working days if ordered before 2pm Monday - Thursday, and if you ordered after 2pm on a Thursday until Sunday then they should arrive with you by Tuesday. They will arrive in a polystyrene box and be bagged with oxygen which will allow them to stay packaged for up to 48 hours, if they are ordered during winter they will also come with heat pads for warmth. There is a one off £30 delivery charge regardless of how many fish you buy per order.

How do you acclimatise this fish to your aquarium

You need to carefully acclimate your fish when they arrive. To find out all this information and much more be sure to check out our Complete Guide to Buying Live Aquarium Fish Online