
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Regular price £22.00
Horseshoe crab
Family: Limulidae
Reef Compatability: Reef safe
Temperament: Peaceful
Care level: Intermediate
Diet: Carnivore
Shipping size:
Small = 3 to 6cm
Medium = 6 to 12cm
Horseshoe crabs are extremely unusual, built to be effective scavengers they're useful for turning the sandbed as they use that shovel shape to search through it. They can get large with the body reaching around 30cm. Although reef safe adults may pose a threat to worms and clams. Their diet should be supplemented with frozen meaty foods.
We offer an 'Arrive Alive' guarantee on all corals, critters, fish and invertebrates. If they do not arrive alive then subject to these terms and conditions you can request a replacement or refund. We guarantee our livestock will arrive alive, there is no reason why it should arrive any other way due to the care and professional way in which they are packaged with heatpacks, polystyrene boxes and all other necessary precautions considered for the species we are shipping.
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