Crab ID

[reefraff]

I know this isn't the best pic in the world but I was hoping someone could help me out. Got a hitchhicker crab in my Catspaw coral. I really don't want to remove it unless I know it is a bad one. It hasn't moved from the coral since I tanked it. It is a reddish brown color with some yellow on the legs. You can see the claw and the color pretty good in the pic.
Thanks

 

[matti070]

the claw looks like a fiddler, or a pistol shrimp. perhaps another angle could help.:thinking:

 

[tizzo]

I am not good at ID's, but I had a crab a while back it was ID'd as an acro crab. There are good pics, maybe you can compare.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...highlight=crab

 

[reefraff]

Color is about right but this guy has longer legs and equal sized claws. Ill see if I can get a better pic.

 

[reefraff]

OK I ran him out of the coral for a quick pic.

 

[tizzo]

No actually I meant the pic posted by sps freak...

 

[reefraff]

OK so your pic wasn't the Acro crab. I see, Thanks. I guess I finally got a halfway cool hiker. I hope I didn't pzz him off too bad.

 

[tizzo]

Actually I think they both were, so I added it back into the tank and he jumped right back into the coral. My pic was just, well, terrible. Sorry.

 

[matti070]

yep. thats a fiddler.

 

[viper_930]

Originally posted by Matti070
yep. thats a fiddler.
Aren't fiddler crabs freshwater?

 

[matti070]

or wait...a sally lightfoot?

 

[reefraff]

The little booger just hangs in the coral. Wont even come out for brine shrimps so I wont worry about it for now.