Hermit w/ anemone

[DeletedAccount]

I just made a big oops, I think. I was ordering a few things from Saltwaterfish.com and saw a 9.99 hermit with anemone. For some odd reason I figured that this was a small little thing, not a big, monstrous hermit bigger than a golf ball! He looks neat with the 4 anemones on his shell, but I am betting he will kill and destroy my reef tank, won't he. It was the only thing I saw that had no description or anything, now I know why!

[DeletedAccount]

He looks great, I just did not know what I was getting myself into! That's cool that they move the anemones with them! Right now I have him in the small tank where he can only do minimal damage! Maybe he'll find that mantis for me!
I e-mailed saltwaterfish.com, hopefully they will e-mail me back soon! I'm guessing from that huge claw that they are not reef safe, but...

[DeletedAccount]

I'll give him a while in the small tank. He should at least clean it up a little! I hope I can keep him! He's so neat!

Hey, you have a tank that is not a reef don't you....

[DeletedAccount]

I looked through my clownfish book (the only one I have with anemones) and cannot find anything that looks like them. A nano is a good idea. I'll think about that. Hey, I have an empty 10 gallon... tanks aren't meant to be empty!

[DeletedAccount]

Welp, the guy isn't good for a reef. I guess that this is why I only used these guys once! I have ordered from companies that will e-mail b/f filling order to let me know I have uncompatibles....I like that kind of company. I was told to call a local pet shop to take the crab, he said he doesn't know anyone who would but one if they were smart! OK, so why the F*** do they sell them and not tell you what they are like they do the rest of the critters they carry!

OK, now that I am over the frustration of wasting a precious $10 that could have gotten me something else, how small of a tank do you think I could keep a big old hermit with cute anemones on his back in? Could I put anything else in a small tank with this guy, or would he be it? Really could use some advise to get me past this idiot purchase I made!

[Reefdude]

I've been wanting one of those. if you want to get rid of him id be willing to take him so you dont have to set up the 10 gallon. I Have a 75 fish only tank that he would do great in.

[TexasState]

I've got a large baby blue hermit b4. I was warned that he's a fish eater, but it never ate any of my fish. It was living with my snowflake eels. I though one of them is going to be eaten by the other.