Calcinus minutus Small White Hermit Crab

Calcinus minutus is commonly referred to as Small White Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3024
AphiaID:: 367448

Scientific:: Calcinus minutus
German:: Kleiner Weißer Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Small White Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > minutus (Species)
Initial determination:: Buitendijk, 1937

Occurrence:: Australia, Christmas Islands, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown