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  1. jaymes

    Uninvited crab in live rock

    So how can I be sure it is B-A-D? I haven't seem evidence of trouble. Or would a snail dying and a few hermit crabs dying be sign enough? Do you always just listen to a fellow aquarist? If that's the answer, then I need to start hunting! I would hate to lose everything to that crab!:(
  2. jaymes

    Uninvited crab in live rock

    This weekend I got a much better look at the crab. It's large front claws have dark tips. The "hair" is really much more sparse than the gorilla crab and isn't on the body. I'm wondering if it could possibly be a baby stone crab. Does anyone know about them? Or have any of you gotten stone...
  3. jaymes

    Uninvited crab in live rock

    Thanks for all the good info. As I read the postings I realized I might have left out a valuable piece of the crabs desciption - the back 8 legs are quite a bit longer than the rest of his body. In fact, until I saw the front claws and body, I thought it was some kind of sea spider. I have...
  4. jaymes

    Uninvited crab in live rock

    I have had my 55 gal tank set up since Christmas. I have about 50 pounds of live rock. I found it so exciting to see all the things that came on the live rock especially since I didn't have much of anything else in the tank for months. For about a month now I've been noticing a strange...
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