Crab ID that I brought home from the beach

[microman2k]

well i was at the beach in destin, fl yesterday and caught this crab and with 3 water changes some seaweed in a bottle i brought it home with me. i am just wondering what kind he is.
he is white with brown speckles all over him. he looks just like a typical crab. he is about 1 1/2'' - 2''
i will post a pic later tonight, but wont be that good b/c its on my camera phone. thanx for any help!

 

[microman2k]

well i think its an ordinary sand crab, search for sand crab under google and its there, does anyone know anything about them? like if they are reef safe? or what kind of sand bed would be best for them cause i am in the middle of redoing my sand bed, thanx!

 

[reefmad]

Yr not suppose to bring home things from beach for yr home tanks...Not good idea at all.

 

[microman2k]

other people on this board do it

 

[reefmad]

I would be cautious... But remember what yr mom told you as a child
" Just Because 1 person does it doesnt make it right"

 

[microman2k]

i know, i didnt think that a crab could really harm anything, and the tank is empty except for the live rock and 2 blue leg hermits.

 

[reefmad]

my mistake thought i read you had a reef tank.
but if rock is all you have maybe be alright..
:happyfish

 

[yellowtail]

beaches have some stuff in them you dont want in your tank.

 

[microman2k]

well ok. how about the crab, i now know i made a mistake but does anyone know any info on the crab?

 

[will l]

Does it look like this?

 

[will l]

They even sell them on this site
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...209e5b75478bbd
is that link even works. I got mine a the beach too, i know im a rebel, i think they need harder sand. mine is pretty soft snd there not doin too good. The bad thing is that it kinda hard to tell if there dead when there 1/2in underground.

 

[viper_930]

Those sand crab in Will L's pic is cool. I dig a bunch of them up everytime I go to some beach. Once I found a bog ol'e mamma almost 3" full of hundreds of eggs.
I found pictures of 2 different crabs. Does it look like the pic I got, or the one Will L's got?

 

[billrs]

White Crab, brown speckles sounds like an Atlantic Ghost Crab to me.

 

[will l]

Just a little note, I just realized why my crabs dont look comfortable. The water temp in my tank is probably 10deg higher than there use to. They must be sweatin :nervous:

 

[viper_930]

It'll be almost 30 degrees difference from the bays around my area compared to my tank.

 

[will l]

Where r u? (what part of CA)

 

[will l]

By the way, which crab is it micoman?

 

[viper_930]

San Francisco Bay Area