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the fish store lady thought he was a star-eyed hermit crab, but i dont think the eye color is the same based on this http://www.expertvillage.com/video/1...=yssp_mainvids ==== Stareye Hermit Crabs can reach a size of three to five inches and are distinguished by their blue to blue green eyes...

my girlfriend told me (she knows a decent amount about tanks) that he is definitely an older crab and the lady who gave him to me stated she had had him for quite some time in her saltwater tank, then she took him to the store when he broke some corals, and then i saw him and he was so energetic...

erm he's been in there a while, i got him for free from the LFS(local fish store) because he actually destroyed some of the corals in my friends tank.. he's always been in a saltwater tank, she didnt know what species he is though, (called and asked) hence the the pictures... he seems to be...

is this my crab? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_hermit_crab

ya he's huge lol, seems pretty crabby too... (note the pun)... his name is crabby the crab lol... he's in a saltwater tank

I've been trying to figure out what type of crab i have and havent had much luck, anyone know? here's some picts i took http://76.173.157.93/picts/ crab2.jpg , crab3.jpg, and crab5.jpg anyone know what kinda crab he is?

well as of now my tank has 1 hermit crab of unknown origin/type he has hairy legs 1 cleaner shrimp 1 fire shrimp 1 clownfish, 2 damsels(yellowtail and 4 striped) <== my fish get along great, no fighting or anything, i totally love the clownfish they are so adventurous/brave/curious, he'll swim...

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is this thread in the wrong forum? anyone have any ideas?

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wow really? that's totally misleading, i figured that was maximum size ever... wow.. thanks for the clarification.

Originally Posted by FishyGurl i wouldnt get the blue hippo tang they are open water swimmers and swim alot all day.. also they get around 12 inches, so unless you want to keep trading them in every couple months which a lot of the time doesnt happen i wouldnt do it.. i also would not get the...

thanks ill take a look at those fish, i already have the 2 damsels they were a birthday present, they are getting along great, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5WBMYHyQLM i got them for a birthday present, so i obviously couldnt say no :)... i was gonna do some corals and was told not to do...

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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy no tang and no madargin tank to small.. if if u insist on the manadrain get a year down the roads. and buy alot of pods ive seen that said about the tang, yet ive also had ppl say that's fine... hippo blue tang: Size: 1 - 3 inches Care Level: Moderate...

my fish are going to be 1) yellow tail damsel 2) 4 stripe damsel 3) occelaris clownfish (nemo hehe) 4) blue tang (dory hehe) 5) mandarinfish 6) shrimp goby 7) possibly 1 more or possibly not appreciate the input, only the scarlet hermit could possibly kill the snails? the other crabs will be...

note: before the live rock was added the sump was at half way and the bubbles were still there, does anyone know about this supposed ability to adjust the air flow/intake on an asm g1 skimmer?

How about this for a revised list of inverts/cleanup ? fancy nassarius x2 (cleanup) cerith snail x10 (cleanup) boxing crab x1 (for looks) emerald x1 (color/diveristy) scarlet hermit x1 (color/diversity) porcelain x2 (color/diversity) cleaner shrimp x2 (cleanup on fish) fighting conch - x1...

Originally Posted by Stanlaleetoo many crabs and a clean up crew void of snails will makes for a poor clean up crew, especially for algae and diatomssand sifting crab x 5: more specific. not sure what those are sally lightfoot x2 you wouldn't need but one of these. they spend all day picking...