Here is a list of other reef hermits from Gresham Hendee. He is a moderator at 3Reef.com and works for the San Fransico bay area wholesalr Cortez Marine:
From Mexico:
the Staghorn Hermit - Manucomplanus varians - A left clawed white hermit with red eyes and a fire coral shell that filter feeds- best if no other shells are around (so he won't jump his fire coral shell (janaria mirabilis) for the normal ones) and theres plenty of un-obstucted sand bed for him to move around. Don't worry about his shell attacking other corals, its extremelly unpotent.
Mexican Red Hermit - Calcinus Californiensis - Another left clawed hermit (larger left claw) that is dark red with some lighter red/black outlines - a VERY good algea feeder - attacks caulerpa with a gusto if you've got a problem with it and loves hair algae as well.
the Red Tipped Hermit or Dwarf Mexican Hermit - Clibanarius sp - loves cyanobacteria!!!
From the Caribbean:
the Blue Leg hermit - Clibanarius tricolor - An equal clawed hermit - An average hermit when it comes to grazing algae - known to attack other hermits and snails for their shells (more so then others)
the Scarlet Hermit - Paguristes cadenati - An excellent aglae grazer and very mellow to other hermits and snails
the Red Hermit - Calcinus tibicen - not to be confused with the bright red Scarlet Hermit, this one is a deep dark red and a Left clawed hermit
the Little big Claw Hermit aka Polka-dotted Hermit - Phimochirus operculatus - a very aggressive feeder and not to common in the trade - Great looking hermit!!
From Hawaii:
the Zebra Hermit - Calcinus seurati - mentioned above
the Electric Orange Hermit - Calcinus spp. (probably a color morph of the seurati but I'm not sure)- mentioned above
From the South Pacific:
More Blue leg TYPE hermits (dfferent colors) - several differnet Clibanarius spp. - Same as mentioned above - not to common in the trade
More Calcinus spp. hermits, including but not limitted to:
the Electic Blue Neon Hermit - Calcinus elegans - Marshal Islands/Australia/PNG
the Left Clawed Hermit - Calcinus laevimanus - Indo Pacific
Calcinus gaimardii - Indo Pacific
Calcinus latens - From Australia
It's good information, thanks Gresh!
