Can a Blue Leg Hermit Crab Live With a Spanish Hogfish?
✗ Not recommended in most tanksVerdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 48/100.
Why
- Known conflict: Hogfish (Bodianus) eat ornamental shrimp, crabs and snails
It can work if…
- Known incompatibility — these species are documented to conflict
- Upgrade to a larger tank — this species needs more volume
Both species at a glance
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Min tank:
- 5 gallons
- Reef safe:
- safe
- Diet:
- omnivore
Spanish Hogfish
Bodianus rufus
- Aggression:
- aggressive
- Min tank:
- 150 gallons
- Reef safe:
- caution
- Diet:
- carnivore