crab ID plz

[renogaw]

found this fuzzy guy as a hitchiker (3 months later...)

little better shot of the Claw.

right now i have him in a plastic container, he's been tough to get out and i had to move some rock so i don't want to lose him again. is it a teddy bear? is it the predator??

 

[renogaw]

well, since it is empty except a few snails and urchins, i put him into my qt. hopefully someone can id it

 

[renogaw]

35 views and no one knows? might i have found a new species ?

 

[benter]

I have gotten rid of several like them..Don't know what it's name is..but I think it is a bad crab..

 

[crox]

I wont trust that crab in my tank. The claw looks pretty sharp.

 

[crox]

IMO is not a teddy bear.

 

[alyssia]

I don't think it's a teddy bear either.

 

[renogaw]

yea, the claw is very sharp. it actually molted so i was able to get a better look at it and i'd hate to have that thing on my toe out in the ocean.
i have no refugium though, and i dont want to keep it in my QT.. what am i supposed to do with it?

 

[winstew]

Looks like a baby strawberry hermit

 

[unleashed]

def not a teddy bear crab from the looks of the claws i would dare to say not reef tank freindly

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by Winstew
Looks like a baby strawberry hermit

it has it's own shell though.

 

[winstew]

very true.... I retract my statement

 

[saltn00b]

as stated - hell no not a teddy. sharp , mean claws = No no in your tank. you will lose many inverts and eventually fish as it grows

 

[renogaw]

what should i do with it? i have a wet dry that i can't figure out how to attach a fuge to so that's out of the question. other than putting it to sleep in the freezer or keeping it in my qt until i get another fish, i dont know what to do with it.

 

[benter]

flush him.....I didn't really say that did I...Better yet makes good trigger fish food if you have a friend with one..bet I get flamed...

 

[saltn00b]

worst case scenario bring him to a LFS for credit or more likely a free contribution, but at least he will live.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by saltn00b
worst case scenario bring him to a LFS for credit or more likely a free contribution, but at least he will live.

already spoke to lfs and he said its a common crab that comes on the rock he buys and isnt interested in it. he said they are destructive.
looks like he stays in the QT until i get a fuge.

 

[tnt]

I'd guess gorilla crab. Here's a pic I found of one. Said you can identify them by their hairyness and black tips on the claws. Not reef safe.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by tnt
I'd guess gorilla crab. Here's a pic I found of one. Said you can identify them by their hairyness and black tips on the claws. Not reef safe.
thats him!!!
will he eat my fish later in his life?

 

[crox]

Take him to your lfs so they feed it to triggers or eels!!