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    The Unknown Caribbean Hermit Crab, Phimochirus operculatus

    The Polkadotted Hermit Crab (Phimochirus operculatus) is an Atlantic and Caribbean endemic rarely seen in the trade and often ignored by hobbyists. In Japan it is a sought after species that at one time command a very high price for its rarity in their markets. Thankfully for those in the America’s this species is close [...]

    September 22, 2009
    | eric michael | misc | Tags: , , | 4 Comments

    Hermit Crab Shell Swap

    What happens when one hermit crab has too large of a shell, and the other too small? Between two crabs I observed, they swap them in a rather civil manner. Last week I was shocked to see a Tricolor hermit (Clibanarius tricolor) leave his shell complete and unprotected, while an Electric Orange Hermits (Calcinus cf. [...]

    August 20, 2009
    | eric michael | misc | Tags: | 2 Comments

    The Glassbox gets Sand, Clean Up Crew and Calcinus cf. elegans

    This past weekend the glassbox said goodbye to the beloved bare bottom (no substrate) method and incorporated a 1-2″ sand substrate. Although a bare bottom system makes maintaining a clean tank extremely easy and simple, I cannot stand coralline algae and to keep the bottom pane clean with a razor blade takes a considerable amount [...]

    March 3, 2009
    | eric michael | reviews, the glassbox | Tags: , , , , , , | 15 Comments