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hunt

hunt

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Just got 2 peppermint shrimp, 1 arrow crab, and a hugr turbo snail, ill have to post pics later because my camera is hiding from me
 
r1v2c

r1v2c

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good choice on the 2 pep shrimp ... ever since I got my second peppermint shrimp, my first one has a little more "confidence" and comes out of hiding alot more often...
 
hunt

hunt

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i know they eat bristle worms, but one crab isnt gonna wipe out an intire population of them.
i also had a six line wrass, they eat bristle worms, but it dissapeared prabably died in a rock
 
speg

speg

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Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3260582
i know they eat bristle worms, but one crab isnt gonna wipe out an intire population of them.
You have a closed system. One of anything is able to wipe out something else.
 
hunt

hunt

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ill be watching my numbers, if they do become hard to find in the tank and especially if he becomes to aggressinve, ill take him back.
but i do want to keep him(for now, just hope he doesnt piss me off)
 
speg

speg

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Not personally. I just know something about them. I've always thought they were scary :p We used to catch something similar on the shrimp boat (when I was a kid) and they used to scare me... lol
http://www.pcmus.com/Dive-Photos/Rye...pider-Crab.jpg
These aren't exactly them.. the species in the Gulf of Mexico have longer legs but a smaller body.. really creepy..
 
hunt

hunt

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I would think they look exactly like a spider if they diddnt have that barb on there head, what is that thing for anyways?
 
mrdc

mrdc

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They do look like spiders and are sometimes referred to as spider crabs. But keep in mind that they are a crab and like all crabs they are opportunistic predators.
 
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