what crab is this

[hawthorn]

sorry to use someone elses pic but i got a crab the same as this as a hitchiker on my lr can any one tell me what kind it is and is it a good or bad crab.
thanks.

 

[cjason3041]

i think it is an emerald but i am not sure.... if so then keep it

 

[bang guy]

I don't know but I know it's not an Emerald. I'd get it out of my tank.

 

[hawthorn]

bump

 

[promisetbg]

Crabs are opportunists,and sharp claws=trouble.Take it out...getting an ID will be difficult as there are thousands of types of crabs.

 

[hawthorn]

the crab in my tank is inside some lr does anybody know of away of getting it out. :help:

 

[wetzel021]

This looks like a sally lightfoot. If it is, it is harmless in your tank

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by hawthorn
the crab in my tank is inside some lr does anybody know of away of getting it out. :help:
Take a tall glass and lean it against a rock so that a crab can easily crawl into it but the wall will be too steep for it to climb back out. Rubberband a piece of shrimp or other meaty seafood to a small rock and set it inside the glass. Do this at night because that's normally when carniverous crabs eat.

 

[speg]

Originally Posted by wetzel021
This looks like a sally lightfoot. If it is, it is harmless in your tank
It's not a sally lightfoot. If it looks like any crab it looks like a boxing crab except for the colors.
It's just some hitchhiking crab.. and I agree with bang.. i'd remove it.

 

[mr_bill]

It looks like it has serrated claws, I'd remove it.

 

[haze123]

if you have a fuge put it in there till you know if you wanna keep it or not