hermit crab vs emerald crab

[homegrowncichlid]

First time trying emerald crabs, at 10 times the price, are they 10 times better then hermits on algae control? or are people getting them specifically for bubble algae control, where emeralds have a good reputation for?

 

[grsfish]

I have always had them. I don’t know about 10 times better but just different and I think they do a good job cleaning algae

 

[Donewiththisplace]

Yeah have had great luck with them...again probably not better, but different.

 

[Geraud]

They also eat bubble algae. I have never seen hermits touch them.

 

[Mattyice572]

Hermits suck, they dont eat as much as emeralds and kill snails and eachother for shells, go with emerald crabs or even a small tuxedo urchin

 

[homegrowncichlid]

Just observed an additional benefit of emerald crabs, they can climb and reach my hang-on-side frag rack, where the hermits could not. so emerald crabs have more mobility.