Need a hermit ID folks

Hello hello, as the title says also personal exp is always welcome. He is in the sump right now

Thx in advance.

 

Clibanarius taeniatus?

 

Not sure on id, but reminds me of one I got in the 80's. It tore apart anything that moved.

 

well thats terrible news......

the more i look around the more i think it is an Australian Clibanarius taeniatus. there isnt a whole lot of information on keeping these guys out there :s

 

Looks like a thin stripe hermit, not reef safe and get big if so.

 

oooooo, crap you might be right

 

We use them in predator tanks for clean up crew cuz they get so big no one messes with them.

 

well i left in the sump for the moment, in about 80 L (20 gallons) of water volume. you reckon thats enough? guess ill have to target feed him a little too even if there is enough algae in my sump. could have sworn i saw him eating my caluerpa taxifolia.... is he going to decimate my amphipod population down there?

 

That'll be fine. I doubt it'll go after amphipods. if you're worried about it surviving, you can throw some snails or smaller hermits in there. It'll eat those.

 

that makes for an expensive meal, and yes naturally i am concerned for its well being. youre saying it wont find enough to scavenge and survive in my sump? small target feedings twice a week? he is fairly large already