Top 10 Crabs for a Saltwater Tank

Рет қаралды 41,152

Күн бұрын

In Today's video, We are going to be taking a look at the Top 10 Crabs for a saltwater tank. It's important to do your research on any invertebrates before adding them to a reef tank. If you're new to my channel make sure you subscribe for more reef tank videos.
Subscribe: goo.gl/hKGFWL
Join: / @madhattersreef
MRB Shop: mrbshop.com
Reef Keeping T-shirts: mrbshop.com/collections/t-shirts
Support my work: goo.gl/92fiyZ
#Top10 #crabs #madhattersreef
--- Follow Mad Hatter's Reef ---
Facebook - / madhattersreef
Instagram - / madhattersreef
Twitter - / madhatterreef
Website - www.madhattersreeftank.com
Podcast - saltwateraquariumradio.com
Intro music by: DJ Quads
Outro Music: Dyalla Swain / dyalla
Subscribers: 52K
Some of the links above are to products I use or have used at some point and feel they are good enough to share with you. Some of these links may be affiliate links where I would receive compensation if you were to purchase them. The money earned from these affiliate links goes into making videos, just like this one. Keep in mind, I only recommend products that I’ve used and I believe will help others be successful with keeping a saltwater aquarium. Thank you for your support and Happy Reefing!

Пікірлер: 89

@georgejacobs7595 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE the PSA on researching. I can’t believe how many people post things in forums and clearly just bought an animal without thinking about it. These videos give me the idea then I jump into the research. Thank you for putting out these great lists!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching them!

@krishnar1182 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. On a local aquarium forum there was a post last week with a serious question about why a harlequin shrimp was causing a starfish to puff up.

@georgejacobs7595 3 жыл бұрын

@@krishnar1182 I love AskBRS but I always see some real doozies there. I mean I’m a rookie marine aquarist but holy smokes

@stevennguyen4993 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a calico crab for a new tank I have setup. Not a lot of people coming forward with information in regards to experience, but there's lots of obvious misinformation (for example: that the crab only ate algae when mine has been munching pellets, which match the crab being omnivores).

@ishanp2514 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! These videos are just great for ideas or to explore options you did not know about. After that you have to do a tonne of research. For gods sake you are creating an ecosystem. At least do the due diligence needed to be successful.

@jr8688 3 жыл бұрын

Love the blue hermits. Seem to be smaller which helps getting in the small crevices to pick at algea.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Another benefit of the blue legged hermit crabs

@joenewman6494 3 жыл бұрын

Just found you nice video just starting my 75gal back up been down for a few years had to Sub.

@ryanboone731 3 жыл бұрын

Got some pom poms on the list for my 5 gallon awesome video mad hatter and as always keep em coming!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you!

@AquaSplendor 3 жыл бұрын

Love symbiotic relation species, crabs are fun to watch if you pay attention to them :)

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Very much so.

@ZokomoTV 3 жыл бұрын

Great list Jeff. I'm a huge fan of the dwarf blue-legs and scarlet legs.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aidenanhaeusser3555 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is a video I’ve beeeeeeeen waiting for

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by!

@robertadair5816 3 жыл бұрын

Hefe! I’m new to the salt water world. Iv been gathering products and knowledge in preparation to start a tank. Your videos are great, very relatable. I do have a suggestion for a video. Beginner corals that are also rare. Or is that even possible?

@kevincaristo2216 3 жыл бұрын

I love those pom poms, great video !!! Thanks man

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@tmnichols3 3 жыл бұрын

Nice list. I would add an honorable mention of the electric blue leg hermit. It would be in my top 5. I agree with the Scarlett being #1 :)

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Good one, thanks for sharing!

@yuloks 2 жыл бұрын

I think one of my electric blue hermit crabs ate my leather coral

@nathanhull4472 3 жыл бұрын

Blues are my favorite. Don’t seem to be a aggressive as the reds.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Very true

@ulgenrabishlave4645 4 ай бұрын

Scarlet hermit crab are the only crab that went ballistic on everything they see in my tank😂 still love him😅

@MadHattersReef 4 ай бұрын

😳

@rubenarreola9993 3 жыл бұрын

1st btw great vid my fav is the anemone crab And Idk if you already have but can you make a vid on top 10 anemones

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

@TheHudsonValleyWanderer Жыл бұрын

That Pom Pom crab is awesome

@hottbird66 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think about the decorator crab wish it made it on your list

@mermaidsreef8034 3 жыл бұрын

I love my scarlet hermits about 3 years ago I got 2 and they are still in the same shells unlike the blues I got 5 of only one has survived, they where consistently stealing each others shells and one even killed a snail for its shell. I had plenty of shells in the tank

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

maybe it's was gang related

@amerijeepusa4458 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me what type of shells to look for as extras for my red/blue leg hermits? Will they occupy nerite snail shells?

@kenwinhunte8213 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, what size tank is this?

@salty_potatoes7838 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on cool and unique pet fish? I have a 10 gallon that I real want to turn into my first saltwater tank, but I want to stock it with some cool and interesting fish

@mr-scaley2931 3 жыл бұрын

You really can’t put much in a 10 gal.. maybe a watchmen goby? Or a clownfish

@_akalman 3 жыл бұрын

I have two Halloween’s in my 12g long that I got for $5 each at my LFS. One is active all the time and constantly eating algae, and the other only moves at night.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard that are a bit shy.

@Rockina2bar 3 жыл бұрын

Tempted to get a knuckle for my fluval evo

@neshad609 3 жыл бұрын

Electric Blue hermit crabs are my favorite.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

They are a great little crab!

@ismaelcastaneda9020 2 жыл бұрын

What website did you use to buy these crabs

@Jumpman_Plebz 2 жыл бұрын

What site is that? To purchase on your screen?

@acanskywalker5631 3 жыл бұрын

What about decorator crabs, IMHO they're the best crabs for our reef tank entertainment!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Never had one, maybe someday.

@mdarosa54 2 жыл бұрын

What website do you use

@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 3 жыл бұрын

I have one of the Halloween Hermit crabs. My niece named it Ginger. I would love to get a few more. One question about the Halloween Hermit though, will it change it's shell like other hermits? The Halloween seems to have a flat body where my other hermits have a more rounded tube like body.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Great question, they will but they need cone shaped shells.

@swrveGaming 7 ай бұрын

I’ve got a pretty big Halloween hermit crab. How often do they change shells ? And how many times will they change shells? Do I need to order shells? If so where from ? thank you!

@adamlodge491 3 жыл бұрын

Which crabs are ok for a 15 gallon with snails???

@DigitalPaintCan 5 ай бұрын

Can you mix white, red, blue hermit crabs? Or, do you have to keep only one species.

@MadHattersReef 4 ай бұрын

I usually just try to get them the same size

@ongalad1981 3 жыл бұрын

Porcelain and emerald for the win!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Two great 🦀

@odiwahn Жыл бұрын

Emerald Crabs are far from reef safe imo. They are great algae eaters but I’ve had multiple tear through expensive macros and even eat hard and soft coral. Confirmed both male and female may do this.

@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын

They can be troublesome when they get big.

@jennifermcfadden8713 3 ай бұрын

Are you still doing live streams ?

@marcelrodriguez2067 3 жыл бұрын

I dislike all crabs except for the emerals since the others always end up killing some of the snails even though i be adding extra empty shells.

@SaveAwesomeMatt Жыл бұрын

I like your channel name haha.

@SaveAwesomeMatt Жыл бұрын

Don't know if it shows my username but it's MattHatter haha

@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

@gabesreef 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, I just found a Bristol worm and I was thinking about an arrow crab. Guess that's not going to happen

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Don't take my word on it...

@gabesreef 3 жыл бұрын

@@MadHattersReef I don't think I have any. I think I had a straggler from a recent addition. It's not even enough meat to cook if it eats something else.

@johnwesley111harrison4 3 жыл бұрын

Pom pom crab and electric blue hermit is my hermit

@CarnivoreKrak Жыл бұрын

I like blue legs- pretty cool looking but man they are some angry little guys. Killed one of my nassarius snails just for his shell even though I put plenty in there. This time around I’ve been successful at keeping them though- growing and changing shells easily.

@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын

They are good little cleaners

@rosedonnapur 3 жыл бұрын

I have a sand sifting start are ther aney crabs I can’t have in with him

@acanskywalker5631 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately SSSF never make it to two years before they'll starve to death.

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

hmmmm...

@superdragon3060 2 жыл бұрын

halloween hermits are 6$ at my fish shop but i dont want one cause it would probably kill conches

@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын

That’s cheap

@anthonyruth5606 3 жыл бұрын

I get blues for 25cents

@Theman357-g8d 6 күн бұрын

Nah, I'd settle for just a plain hermit crab

@Phreekanon 3 жыл бұрын

How do we private messages you? I've got something I'd like to donate to the Chanel

@The_reel_archer 3 жыл бұрын

Man electric blue and orange knuckle didn’t make this list!!!!!!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

maybe next time...

@Whiskey5-0 3 жыл бұрын

Top 10 predator tanks species!!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Good one, I'll write that done.

@StalwartWartyard 3 ай бұрын

I don't want a arrow crab cause I hear there aggressive they eat snails, hermits, feather dusters, zoas and mushrooms, and some fish

@anthonyruth5606 3 жыл бұрын

My clown is a idiot and plays with my arrow crab and my arrow crab just looks at him like your a idiot u realize I have claws but my arrow crab is well fed just in case

@johnwesley111harrison4 3 жыл бұрын

Horseshoe crab look very wierd

@JABFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Lol my arrow decided to make my ricordea a salad. It was annoying AF. Otherwise he left everyone and everything alone

@MadHattersReef 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky, … I guess

@19801emmanuel 3 жыл бұрын

Who tf is selling blue legs for $9 ?!

@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын

Me, if someone is buying...

@MartyLuminarty 2 жыл бұрын

Please stop buying horseshoe crabs! They are cool looking, but they get effing massive, they do not breed in captivity. So PLEASE LEAVE THE HORSESHOE CRABS IN THE OCEAN!!!

@MadHattersReef 2 жыл бұрын

Are you talking to me?