bloodymiko Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 hi i wanna rear some hermit crabs, i read quite alot about land types.... wanna find out whether land or sea types is easier to maintain for a start for a newbie like me.... anyone can help??? so glad i found this forum as other forums i found didnt have much ppl talking about hermit crabs in their forum.... or maybe i went to the wrong ones liao...... also wanna find out where i can get them too..... and also the prices..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 24, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2006 That really depends....i have not much experience on hermits. Had a few in my tanks before...in my opinion, they are very hardy. In general the land based hermts are much laregr than those which are sea based. Some of the easily found sea based hermits are the electric blue, red, dwarf and not fogetting those common hermits. Ah Bengs had some electric blues last week, ML carries them very often....market rate is around $5 for the blue, and around 7 or 8 for the red. Not really sure to give you an exact amt though. The land type and sea types are both pretty managable even by newbies. For the sea type you'll just have to make sure your water quality is ok. Don't have to add anything like trace elements else even. Occassional feeding will be more than enough. Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannon_eer15 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Where can we get land hermit crabs now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 24, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2006 Erm, saw some at Irwana some time ago....not really sure if they still have it now though. Few shops carry them as they are not really in demand i guess... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 It's quite rare for ppl to just keep hermits... for most of us, hermits are part of the cleaning crew, that's why they are in our tank... but having said that, some are very beautiful... I have an electric blue, click my link below... u can find it at the first page. Good luck... wanna consider adding more exciting stuff into your tank once it stabilizes? Starfish can be quite nice too... creating a very shallow beach environment. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Land hermits definitely require alot of experience as they are much harder compared to fully aquatic species. Best to try the latter before you even try land hermits, then again success is not always guaranteed. To keep land hermits it is best to join a dedicated land hermit forum before you even attempt to keep the animal (I learnt the hard way). And nothing upsets me more than to see land hermits drowning in a tub full of ammonia laden seawater, with less than 5cmx5cm of land area (if it can be even considered one). They may be cheap animals to obtain at wholesale prices, but no reason to neglect them when they are being placed for sale. A good site for land hermits is http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com You will find that moulting is one of the major problems in keeping land hermits. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 That really depends....i have not much experience on hermits. Had a few in my tanks before...in my opinion, they are very hardy. In general the land based hermts are much laregr than those which are sea based. Some of the easily found sea based hermits are the electric blue, red, dwarf and not fogetting those common hermits. Ah Bengs had some electric blues last week, ML carries them very often....market rate is around $5 for the blue, and around 7 or 8 for the red. Not really sure to give you an exact amt though. The land type and sea types are both pretty managable even by newbies. For the sea type you'll just have to make sure your water quality is ok. Don't have to add anything like trace elements else even. Occassional feeding will be more than enough. ah bengs is located at where?? ML is at hong leong garden? near clementi? anyone knows where can get land and how much? sea hermit crab dont moult??? seems like molting land hermit attracts alot of ants??? wat kind type of sea water is good for hermit? sea or fresh water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 It's quite rare for ppl to just keep hermits... for most of us, hermits are part of the cleaning crew, that's why they are in our tank... but having said that, some are very beautiful... I have an electric blue, click my link below... u can find it at the first page. Good luck... wanna consider adding more exciting stuff into your tank once it stabilizes? Starfish can be quite nice too... creating a very shallow beach environment. starfish dont moves often rite.... then they need to be in water all the time too?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yeah sea stars must stay in water but they always stay close to the surface. A great way to add colours to your tank. Must do some research first, ok? I am just throwing out ideas without any real life experience in this area. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yeah sea stars must stay in water but they always stay close to the surface. A great way to add colours to your tank. Must do some research first, ok? I am just throwing out ideas without any real life experience in this area. yup.... can i know if i were to get sea water based hermit, then how often do i need to change the water?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 24, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hrmz, i guess if you are just keeping hermits, you won't have to change water very often...maybe just once a fortnight? Thats provided if you don't overfeed. A good measure of when to change water is to measure your nitrate level.... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hrmz, i guess if you are just keeping hermits, you won't have to change water very often...maybe just once a fortnight? Thats provided if you don't overfeed. A good measure of when to change water is to measure your nitrate level.... hw to measure nitrate? got to get those measuring stuff??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 24, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yup...measuring the amt of nitrate is one of the basic tests reefers do. But im not sure if a hermit only tank would require that....you could very well just get away with regular weekly water changes, hermit do not poo alot... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Yup...measuring the amt of nitrate is one of the basic tests reefers do. But im not sure if a hermit only tank would require that....you could very well just get away with regular weekly water changes, hermit do not poo alot... heehee.... yah, coz i''m nt good with rearing fishes.... they need more attention than hermit.... i suppose.... then don wanna risk their little lives till i am confident of giving them a good environment b4 i decide to rear fishes.... hehe.... will change water weekly... shd be safe that way ba.... then hermit crabs got differentiate into fresh or sea based??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 25, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hrmz, thats somethin i seriously do not know. But how big is your tank going to be? Planning to put LRs in it? Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Rearing hermit crab lesser maintenance than fish? Not necessarily... keeping fishes are not too hard actually... so what is your intention really... coz I can foresee they require very different set up (i.e. tank shape and size, equipments, etc.) Bearing in mind that u might need to offer the hermits some live food too. The sea ones are definitely more diverse and colourful. Here's my electric blue hermit Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hrmz, thats somethin i seriously do not know. But how big is your tank going to be? Planning to put LRs in it? wat is LR??? i got 3 2feet tanks and 1 1feet tank........ used to rear hammies in them..... then also some fishes... then stop..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member monki Posted March 25, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 25, 2006 LR is Live Rock. Seems like you are lost with all the short forms. Maybe you can check out the below link to learn all abt short forms. Its post by our Mod, AT. Link here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 wat is LR??? i got 3 2feet tanks and 1 1feet tank........ used to rear hammies in them..... then also some fishes... then stop..... Oh those acrylic tanks? Em... not very suitable if you wanna go full scale marine fishkeeping coz you may find a lot of restrictions later... perhaps you wanna start a small 1ft saltwater hermit tank for a start... buy some nice Live Rocks... cycle for a week or two... then you can throw in 1 or 2 hermits... I've seen at least 3 diff colour hermits around Red one quite nice too! You can also keep extra hardy corals such as Zoos and Mushies... maybe some snails too. Sounds like an interesting setup... Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 LR is Live Rock. Seems like you are lost with all the short forms. Maybe you can check out the below link to learn all abt short forms. Its post by our Mod, AT. Link here thks for the link...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymiko Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Oh those acrylic tanks? Em... not very suitable if you wanna go full scale marine fishkeeping coz you may find a lot of restrictions later... perhaps you wanna start a small 1ft saltwater hermit tank for a start... buy some nice Live Rocks... cycle for a week or two... then you can throw in 1 or 2 hermits... I've seen at least 3 diff colour hermits around Red one quite nice too! You can also keep extra hardy corals such as Zoos and Mushies... maybe some snails too. Sounds like an interesting setup... thks for your advice.... will try to set up something like that.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Ur welcome... do keep us all update ok? Pix Pix Pix Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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