Freshwater Hermitcrab?

[guppy]

It was a suprise to me as well, and took some looking to find.

 

[fishyz]

Guppy, that was a new one on me I didn't even know that there was one species of f.w. hermit. I'd imagine that the ones on vanuatu survive because it's a coral atol and the alk is really high. I did know about a couple of brakish species but, they tend to do much better in higher salinity water. I'd say that your little bro gave you a case of mistaken identity like a crayfish etc hiding out in a snail shell.
Cheers
Max

That might be it but he says it was moveing around like that so I'm confused.

 

[that one guy]

hmm... i have a freshwater craydad and he likes to hang around in empty shells.

 

[that one guy]

i love how i randomly do this.

 

[Noto]

I understand that this is an old thread, but I felt I should defend the much-maligned brother who saw the "hermit crab". It is possible that what he saw was a caddisfly larva. These caterpillar-like aquatic insects construct cases around themselves with gravel, sand, twigs, or leaves, depending on species and available materials. A few, such as Helicopsyche, even build shell-shaped cases. Only the insect's head and limbs protrude from the case. It might look like a hermit crab to someone who hasn't seen a caddisfly before.

http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/aim/sp/Trichoptera/sp_tom_helicopsychidae.html

 

[studd muffin]

id love to have a coconut crab. they pinch hard as **** tho!

(anyone see that episode of wild boys)

lol...that episode was funny...

 

[metalslug]

Old thread, but in PR in inland lakes and ponds there are hermit crabs there. And they get HUGE. NOw I know they must have come from the ocean shores, but they do make their homes in FW lakes and ponds there.

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

I understand that this is an old thread, but I felt I should defend the much-maligned brother who saw the "hermit crab". It is possible that what he saw was a caddisfly larva. These caterpillar-like aquatic insects construct cases around themselves with gravel, sand, twigs, or leaves, depending on species and available materials. A few, such as Helicopsyche, even build shell-shaped cases. Only the insect's head and limbs protrude from the case. It might look like a hermit crab to someone who hasn't seen a caddisfly before.

http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/aim/sp/Trichoptera/sp_tom_helicopsychidae.html

That's probably what it was- hope fishz finds this thread n the bro is redeemed