Giant Hermit Crab

[krollins]

So I was looking at a website when I saw giant hermit crabs. The species was Petrochirus diogenes. Has anyone had experience with hermits of this species?

Giant Hermit Crab (XXL, 6-12)

Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes)Adopt a giant hermit crab for your aquarium today! These rare crustaceans are definitely a showstopper and fun to watch. They can grow up to 12 inches long and are very active, often strolling around your sand bed while cleaning up any left over food. With...

coralsanonymous.com

 

[Bpones]

So I was looking at a website when I saw giant hermit crabs. The species was Petrochirus diogenes. Has anyone had experience with hermits of this species?

Giant Hermit Crab (XXL, 6-12)

Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes)Adopt a giant hermit crab for your aquarium today! These rare crustaceans are definitely a showstopper and fun to watch. They can grow up to 12 inches long and are very active, often strolling around your sand bed while cleaning up any left over food. With...

coralsanonymous.com

That looks like a monster. I could see it in a huge fowlr tank but other than that… woof. Even my small hermits get banished to the LFS once they get golf ball sized.

 

[Amethyst]

So I was looking at a website when I saw giant hermit crabs. The species was Petrochirus diogenes. Has anyone had experience with hermits of this species?

Giant Hermit Crab (XXL, 6-12)

Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes)Adopt a giant hermit crab for your aquarium today! These rare crustaceans are definitely a showstopper and fun to watch. They can grow up to 12 inches long and are very active, often strolling around your sand bed while cleaning up any left over food. With...

coralsanonymous.com

i had a huge one I got at the beach and kept in my tank for a few months before he escaped. They are so intelligent and recognize your face and can get your trust, I don't know species but that one looks like any ol one at the beach like the one I got. The one I had was a female even though I call her a he, the one on the website looks like a male hermit crab because the claws but I don't think theres a difference.

 

[krollins]

Yeah, I have a golf ball sized one in my tank. He has not hurt my snails so I think I will keep him.

 

[krollins]

Did you have snails with that monster of a hermit crab?

 

[betareef]

I caught one of these in a crab pot. Decided he was too big for my tank

 

[krollins]

I have a 75 gallon. Would he fit?