[netspider]

I took the family to Saint George Island in the Gulf off Flordia and the kids found some cool Hermit crabs and a nice snail. Can Dad bring them home and drop them into our tank? I have some red leg's in the tank already that as far as I know have never walked on sand. Will I put these guys in danger if I drop them into a tank with no place for them to come up fro air?

Thank you in advance


Dan

[NATIVEVAMAN]

I had a whole tank full of hermit crabs from ocracoke in north carolina. We recently returned them to the wild after two years.( It took me that long to convince my sweety that it was the proper thing to do).Never in my life have a seen a messier critter in my tanks. Im quite sure they will give your skimmer fits. If they are eating well the can grow to 3 inch's or more and need regular shell changes and that in itself is a chalenge.If one needs a larger shell he will (if he can) kill one with the right size shell.And they are cannibals( not something for the kids to watch).All in all i would say they are a very negative thing for your tank.