Red leg or Blue Legged Hermit crabs

[Khann]

Which hermit crab are the safer for a reef tank i read that the Red legged hermit doesnt eat purple coraline algea and in all is gentle where the blue legged hermit crab is a better cleaner but bigger and more apt to nock things over and be aggresive toward smaller fish along with eating purple coraline algea and i would like lots of coraline algea

[Condiman]

I have both in my aquarium and I have not had any problems with either of them.

[fragged]

I've got both as well, with no problems. One of my red-legged's dwarfs all my other ones and he likes to pick on his little brothers...turning them over, pinning them down, etc.

[Khann]

Have you noticed if either one eats the purple coraline algea that is my biggest concern

[fragged]

Never seen my hermits eating the coralline...I think urchins will eat coralline, never heard of hermits being a nuisance like that. Anyway..their benefits far outway any problems they might create.

[MikeS]

By far, the most "reef-safe" hermit is the Scarlet Reef Hermit. Red legs and blue legs (although some never have problems with them) generally tend to be a bit more problematic than scarlets.

Mike

[icereefer]

same here, I only have scarlets in my main tank, red or blue legs in my refugium

[gman0526]

I have scarlet, red, and blue leg no problems whatsoever.