Staghorn Reef Hermits?

[RicSeyler]

Anyone else seen these? A LFS had 4 or 5 of there. The crabs were living
inside
of staghorn coral... They looked like the drilled a hole in a staghorn
frag and moved inside.
An interesting looking crab also. Light tan colored with one big claw
and some interesting markings.

Anyone know if it's actually staghorn coral they are living in or is it
a shell they produce that looks like
a staghorn? And I wonder if they are actually reef safe. Kinda expensive
at $35 a piece.

Interesting critters none the less.

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Ric Seyler

[PaulB]

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http://www.marinelifephoto.com/cortez_pg1/pages/CI-19a.htm

"RicSeyler" > wrote in message
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> Anyone else seen these? A LFS had 4 or 5 of there. The crabs were living
> inside
> of staghorn coral... They looked like the drilled a hole in a staghorn
> frag and moved inside.
> An interesting looking crab also. Light tan colored with one big claw
> and some interesting markings.
>
> Anyone know if it's actually staghorn coral they are living in or is it
> a shell they produce that looks like
> a staghorn? And I wonder if they are actually reef safe. Kinda expensive
> at $35 a piece.
>
> Interesting critters none the less.
>
> --
> Ric Seyler
>
>
>

[fishgills]

Hi. i've seen those guys very interesting looking this LFS wanted ten
bucks each.----------------'My Lagoon'
(community.webtv.net/swt1968/MyLittleOceanReef)


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[Wayne Sallee]

The staghorn is usualy a bryzoid, that usualy does not live long in the
aquarium, so then when it dyes, the hermit leaves it for another shell.

Wayne Sallee
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In article >, RicSeyler
> writes:

>Anyone else seen these? A LFS had 4 or 5 of there. The crabs were living
>inside
>of staghorn coral... They looked like the drilled a hole in a staghorn
>frag and moved inside.
>An interesting looking crab also. Light tan colored with one big claw
>and some interesting markings.
>
>Anyone know if it's actually staghorn coral they are living in or is it
>a shell they produce that looks like
>a staghorn? And I wonder if they are actually reef safe. Kinda expensive
>at $35 a piece.
>
>Interesting critters none the less.
>
>--
>Ric Seyler
>