Hermit Crab
Fish · 2-star rarity · Sells for 100 Gold
How to get: East Sea
Fishing Lv 3It will not appear before then, whatever the place, hour or weather.
Found in the sea.
Where and when
| Kind | Fish |
| Availability | Always available |
| Water | Sea |
| Where | East Sea |
| Time | All day |
| Weather | SunnyRainyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Hermit Crab is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its weight, which can be anywhere from 1,000 g to 3,000 g. The grade sets the sale price: a 5-star sells for 8× as much as a 1-star.
| Grade | Chance | Weight from | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Thin | 49.50% | 1,000 g | 100 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Artful | 28.00% | 1,400 g | 150 |
| ★★★☆☆ Medium | 15.00% | 1,800 g | 200 |
| ★★★★☆ Chunky | 4.50% | 2,200 g | 400 |
| ★★★★★ Heavy | 3.00% | 2,600 g | 800 |
On average, one Hermit Crab sells for 164.
Pet food
Cats eat Hermit Crab: it fills 30 at 1★ and 45 at 5★. A pet is full at 100. What pets eat
Certificate
Collecting Hermit Crab counts toward the Fishing certificate, one of 279 things that do. The ranks are Fishing Beginner, Fishing Apprentice, Fishing Expert, Fishing Master, with 100 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
Largemouth Bass.
Description
| Encyclopedia | Who says rent is obligatory? Not the hermit crab, an expert at claiming new shells. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 寄居蟹 |
| 繁體中文 | 寄居蟹 |
| English | Hermit Crab |
| Deutsch | Einsiedlerkrebs |
| Français | Bernard-l'ermite |
| 日本語 | ヤドカリ |
| 한국어 | 소라게 |
| Español | Cangrejo ermitaño |
| Português | Ermitão |
| ไทย | ปูเสฉวน |
| Русский | Рак-отшельник |
| Bahasa | Kepiting Hermit |