What kind of crab is this?

motorcity

motorcity

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Ok heres a lousy picture but this is the first time I have seen this guy and my tank has ben running for a couple of months, didnt have much time to get a pic
He is brown and has white spots on it, any idea what kind of crab it could be??? Do I need to track him down and get rid of him or is he reef safe?

 
coraljunky

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Originally Posted by cpbirds407
I can't see the crab... By the way...what kind of fish is that yellow one on the pic?
Thanks!
Looks like a yellow watchman goby to me.
 
cpbirds407

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yes but I've seen yellow watchman gobies that have a yellow head and a brown body. So... are there two different types of watchman gobies? :)
 
coraljunky

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Originally Posted by cpbirds407
yes but I've seen yellow watchman gobies that have a yellow head and a brown body. So... are there two different types of watchman gobies? :)
Different parts of the world. In our local waters, I've seen them with glowing blue marks.
 
grennan

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When I can't figure out what type of crab I place it in my pants (If it itches I get rid of it)

Seriously a better pic is needed.
 
coraljunky

coraljunky

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Originally Posted by Grennan
When I can't figure out what type of crab I place it in my pants (If it itches I get rid of it)

Seriously a better pic is needed.
 
motorcity

motorcity

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Originally Posted by cpbirds407
I can't see the crab... By the way...what kind of fish is that yellow one on the pic?
Thanks!

I'll try to get a better pic if I see him come out again. This is the first time I have seen it in over 2 months so I had to act fast when I saw it...
The yellow fish is a yellow watchman goby, he's pretty funny
 
motorcity

motorcity

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Originally Posted by coraljunky
Different parts of the world. In our local waters, I've seen them with glowing blue marks.
mine has the blue spots, you just cant tell because the pic is so bad.
 
motorcity

motorcity

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Originally Posted by cpbirds407
got it. Thanks! Now back to the actual thread.LOL ...about the crab, I can't see it in the picture! LOL :)
one of the "whiskers" on that Cleaner Shrimp is almost touching the crab in the pic, its pointing right to the crab.
 
perfectdark

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yea I still got nothing. The only whisker I see touching anything looks like a shell to a hermit or a snail. Even if this was the crab you cant ID it from that perspective.
 
motorcity

motorcity

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I have been trying to get another picture but this crab is very skittish. It does not like the light either. I think I finally found a cave that he has been hiding in and can get him to sort of come out real quick to get a piece of food when I feed the tank. I'll try to stand ready with the camera at feeding time today to see if I can get a better shot.
FOr now, I put a red circle around him in this pic.
 
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devmax

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Maybe a sandsifting crab? Do those get that big
? Other than that I'd say it looks like some kind of hermit
 
motorcity

motorcity

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ok, these pics arent the greatest either but this guy is pretty elusive. Can anyone tell what kind of crab this is from these pics? I'll still try to get more....


 
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