Blue Legged Crabs
They are excellent scavengers and tank cleaners that can help control algae and detritus and aerate sandy substrate.
Blue legged crabs. The blue leg hermit crab clibanarius tricolor is a small marine invertebrate heavily exploited by the ornamental pet industry. Callinectes sapidus is a decapod crab of the swimming crab family portunidae. A one time listing for the sale of blue legged hermit crabs.
Its shell or carapace is actually a mottled brownish color and mature females have red highlights on the tips of their pincers. Blues are also one of the most popular sources of food for many coastal communities. You won t be able to identify it by its shell as it will commonly steal a snail shell or kill.
The blue legged hermit crab also sometimes called the dwarf blue leg hermit crab will quickly eat filamentous algae and uneaten fish food. Hermit crabs are unique among higher crustaceans like shrimp crabs or crayfish because they generally utilize snail shells as portable shelters for protection because their body is soft and fragile. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
This hermit crab clibanarius tricolor has blue legs with red banding. Sapidus individuals exhibit sexual dimorphism. At least 50 of these hard working hermit crabs.
Their legs are colored in brilliant blue orange and black. The blueleg hermit crab is a very popular hermit crab that is very active in the home aquarium. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options.
The genus callinectes is distinguished from other portunid crabs by the lack of an internal spine on the carpus the middle segment of the claw as well as by the t shape of the male abdomen. The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire tinted claws. In the wild these crabs live together in the hundreds clinging to rocks and each other then search for food during low tides.
The blue leg hermit crab clibanarius tricolor features characteristic blue legs poking out of their shell. They re small mature males are only about nine inches wide and their lifespan is rather short just 3 years on average. Blue crabs may grow to a carapace width of 23 cm 9 1 in.
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