ID this crab for me please
- Thread starter dc2mlbsm
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btldreef
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I'm on my phone, so I can't give a species ID. What i can tell you is that it is a bad crab. 99% of the time a hitchhiker crab w/ black tipped claws is nothing but trouble. He looks fairly small still so you may not have noticed any issues yet, but you will. Try to remove him and banish him to your sump or some LFSs will take them.
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3206979
y what do they do?
They're predators. They'll eat your fish, inverts and some have an appetite for corals.
I had a Xanthid crab come as a hitchhiker. He was about the size of a quarter and took out 3 shrimp, some hermits and 3+" fish.
http:///forum/post/3206979
y what do they do?
They're predators. They'll eat your fish, inverts and some have an appetite for corals.
I had a Xanthid crab come as a hitchhiker. He was about the size of a quarter and took out 3 shrimp, some hermits and 3+" fish.
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jstdv8
Guest
try and coax him out with some food
btldreef
Moderator
See if a LFS or someone on a local reef forum wants him when you catch him.
As for catching him you can try:
As for catching him you can try:
- Try to lure him out with food (usually doesn't work)
- Take out the rock, leave it out in air for 3-5 minutes over a bucket, sometimes they'll jump out looking for water
Take out the rock and dip it in a high salinity solution
try a trap
doggie
Member
I had a few crabs like this in my tank when i added about 100 pounds of live rock. I waited every night for them to come out and started feeding them. after a few weeks they began to trust me and as soon as i put the tongs in to feed them they would come right to the food. Then I just scooped them out with a little net and threw them in the sump. They are all still in there too.
I'm sure someone would take it off your hands.
I'm sure someone would take it off your hands.
raymond2688
Member
after having tons of crabs in my tank i would opt to a high salt content dip the rock he will come out and you may be amazed at how many others come out. good luck i have tried everything and most works but not as good as dipping your rock. quick easy done
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3208476
the thing is I don't mix my salt...I buy it from the LFS already mixed in the water at 1.024
time to start.
you can buy a bottle of distilled water at the grocery store and a small box of salt at your lfs and it'll do the trick for this purpose. why don't you make your own salt water?
http:///forum/post/3208476
the thing is I don't mix my salt...I buy it from the LFS already mixed in the water at 1.024
time to start.
you can buy a bottle of distilled water at the grocery store and a small box of salt at your lfs and it'll do the trick for this purpose. why don't you make your own salt water?