Polka Dot Hermit Crab – Phimochirus operculatus

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Most hermit crabs are scavengers. Some smaller hermit crabs will feed on algaes like nuisance hair algae while larger hermit crabs are scavengers and carnivores. Most hermit crabs are opportunistic – they will not actively hunt for a fish or active invertebrates but will prey on sick, dead, or dying individuals. Only the larger hermits like those from the genuses Aniculus, Dardanus, Paguristes, and Petrochirus are a real threat to healthy, larger tankmates or to corals. Calcinus, Clibanarius, and Paguristes are some of the most common \