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There’s only one freshwater hermit crab, Clibanarius fonticola, which is native to Vanuatu. Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers, eating microscopic mussels and clams, bits of dead animals ...

Some crabs will gorge themselves on an aquarium’s small fish. Is there any small freshwater crustacean that doesn’t attack its tankmates? There is: meet the vampire shrimp. Despite the name ...

The video above, filmed at the MalaMala Private Game Reserve in South Africa, shows how a tiny freshwater crab managed to survive a lion encounter In the video, filmed by park rangers, the four ...

freshwater snails are compatible with most colorful tropical fish and invertebrates. Small, colorful, and a lover of habitats with sandy substrates, Red-clawed Crabs are some of the best aquarium ...