Species Name: Paguristes cadenati

Authority: Forest, 1954

Common Name: Scarlet Leg/Red Legged/Scarlet Reef Hermit

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Bahamas and West Indies

Natural Environment: Reef areas 25 to 100 feet deep (8 - 30 m)

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 68 to 81°F (20 - 27°C). A good bottom scavenger, especially in reef aquariums. However, some seem to dwell more on rocks where picking at algae appears easier to get at. Does not seem to harm coral polyps and do not get much bigger than 1 inch (2.5 cm). They have a bright red body and yellow eyestalks and also seem to like coralline algae, but do not stay in one place long enough to do much harm. What small damage is done is usually re-grown within a couple of weeks. May be more nocturnal when first introduced.

Potential Controller Of:
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Polysiphonia elongata
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea