FOUND...MONSTER CRAB

meowzer

meowzer

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Just found this in my new 28G tank....the one that is gonna house seahorses....YIKES
anyone know what type of crab it is....I think it has teeth



 
meowzer

meowzer

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WOW....that looks like the kind you eat,......LOL
I still have it in a bucket....I added 2 bristle worms....hmmmmmmm....what will happen
 
monsinour

monsinour

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that does look like a snow crab gemmy. Excellent eats. Speaking of, I think its time I remind my wife how good her crab cooking is. Maybe she will get the itch to make it.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by carlos413 http:///forum/thread/384509/found-monster-crab#post_3368354
dont have an id for you but it looks like it has pointed pinchers. put it in a sump/ fuge.
NOOOOOOO!
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/384306/don-t-put-crabs-in-your-sump#post_3366309
There have been a few of us on this site that have had crabs in the sump chew through electrical wires and electrocute the tank/cause things to stop working...
 
btldreef

btldreef

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That looks like a bad crab for sure. You don't even want to know what we do when we find bad crabs in our tanks.... Let's just say it's nice to have some man LFS's near us with predator tanks set up....
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...I still have it in the bucket...but I also added 2 bristle worms....I was gonna see who would eat who

I might just flush them all tonight
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by yannifish http:///forum/thread/384509/found-monster-crab#post_3370229
Everyone should have a tank set up with an Undulated Trigger specifically for this purpose...

I had an evil sixline wrasse. When I finally caught it and brought it to the fish store I had specific instructions: Do not sell this fish, put it in your predator tank.
I have an evil YWG right now that will be "gifted" to the predator tank as well once I catch the little monster.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Yellow Watchmen Goby
he's evil. He was part of a mated pair, until he decided he didn't need a mate anymore and killed her. Then he ripped the eye off of my Sleeper Bullet Banded (Dragon) Goby, and I'm fairly certain he killed my mandarin. He has a "cave of doom" and if any fish dare to go near it, he bites them. The only fish that doesn't seem to be scared of him is my Naso, he just looks at him as if to say, "Dude, I'm 10x your size, do you really want to have this fight?" and the goby backs down. He's bit all my fish except the clowns though.
 
chain

chain

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I had a undulated in a tank with a snowflake once. They both were the best of friends. I have a picture somewhere of them sleeping right next to one another. That was the same snowflake that managed to jump out of the tank when only a small crack was open. I found him the next morning all dried and shriveled on the carpet. Threw him back into the tank and after a few hours he was back to normal lol.
I use a mallet hammer on any evil crustaceans I find. I like having the fact that their is no doubt that he won't be finding his way into another aquarium; although flushing would definitely be adequate. I just enjoy the smashing.
Yea my YWG can get nippy with any other fish when they come close. She doesn't venture out often much anymore though and I spot feed the burrow so she won't. She tends to cause more trouble then any of my other fish in the same tank.
 
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