"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Wayne Sallee wrote:
Blue legged hermit crabs don't get very big.

True. Somehow I thought you meant horseshoe crabs. Anyway, I haven't had
much luck with blue-legged crabs. I don't know why. Do they not live very
long?

Mine have been in my tank for several years now. In my 75 gal, I have
anywhere between 20 - 30 of the Blue leg hermits. Its hard to keep track of
them, some die off and others are in and around the rock. They don't get too
big, maybe 1/2 inch or so. I do have one that was able to occupy an emptied
turbo snail shell ( a smaller one) and he moves around quit a bit.