My Emerald Crabs are being eaten! Who is the gulity one?

[sea keeper]

Can you tell me which fish in my tank is making a meal of my crabs? My tank is over a year old and my water has been tested and is fine. Here is what i have for fish,,
Red Hawk Fish
Engineer Goby
Snow Flake Eel
2 Percoal Clowns.
Blue Damsel
6 line Wrasse
Thanks for your help!
Barb

 

[lenny23]

I am new but my money is on the eel. I believe they eat any crustacean they can fit in their mouth.

 

[fedukeford]

My moneys on the eel too

 

[nigerbang]

3 votes Eel

 

[dmjordan]

have to agree....i think its the eel.

 

[sea keeper]

Then im going to have to get rid of my eel then. Im growing lots of algae now because i cant keep any crabs alive to eat it all...
Thanks for your hep.. I can always count on this board!
Barb

 

[royal gang]

i thinki it's the clowns lmfao

 

[wellsfry]

***) I had the same eel, and also started having same result (missing, half eaten crabs!) I started target feeding the eel, and it stopped for the most part, now he "snacks" only about once a month.

 

[mcowart]

another vote for the eel. He still the clear winner so far?

 

[royal gang]

after much resaearch and very close observation and study our group has come to conclude/suspect that the "Thanks for your help!" is the guilty one

 

[monalisa]

I also would like to enter a vote for the eel. However, I can't keep an emerald crab alive in my tank past 1 molt. I've been blaming my CB shrimp all this time...the crabs molt and become soft, try to hide, the shrimp finds them...voila...gone

. I don't put emeralds into my tank anymore even though my shrimp does get spot fed on a regular basis!!
Lisa :happyfish

 

[durgeonman]

i would say the eel as well. but also the hawk fish ould be a suspect as well. it can be eatting the crabs if it can fit them in its mouth. it depends on its size and theirs however...

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by durgeonman
i would say the eel as well. but also the hawk fish ould be a suspect as well. it can be eatting the crabs if it can fit them in its mouth. it depends on its size and theirs however...
durgeonman...I have a VERY weird question to ask you. I hope you see this to respond.
WHAT is the fish you have pictured in your avatar??? I got one that was sold to me as a red blenny...I found out immediately that that's NOT what he is. I've been thinking all along since then that he's a diamond goby. It doesn't really matter what he is...he's a great addition to my little eco system. Just interested in finding out for sure what he is.
Thanks for your help...
Lisa :happyfish

 

[fishstix4u]

red sand perch or red grub fish.. both names are exceptable and i got one a few months ago under the impresion it was a red scooter blenny.. learned when i put my glasses on he wasnt... he now lives alone.. want him?

 

[durgeonman]

Originally Posted by MonaLisa
durgeonman...I have a VERY weird question to ask you. I hope you see this to respond.
WHAT is the fish you have pictured in your avatar??? I got one that was sold to me as a red blenny...I found out immediately that that's NOT what he is. I've been thinking all along since then that he's a diamond goby. It doesn't really matter what he is...he's a great addition to my little eco system. Just interested in finding out for sure what he is.
Thanks for your help...
Lisa :happyfish
Its a sand perch and you need to be careful with them. There not exactly reef safe. Larger ones will eat shrimp and even small crabs. I found out the hard way when mine got big. I had to give him away. Still one of my favorite fish they have great personality and are really cool. But I have heard if you keep them very well feed and don’t add any inverts after them you should be ok. I haven’t tried it myself however. Good luck with him.