Hitch hiker crab

I recently set up a 29g tank and last night i added the live rock. I couldnt sleep so i turned the lights on around 3 am and saw a pretty decent size crab. I managed to get him out before he could hide. My LFS loves the moto "If you cant ID it kill it" but i feel bad for the little guy. I do not have a camera so i know this will be tough but hes alittle bigger then a quarter with a green top and white underside with red eyes. My plans for the tank are 2 clowns and a bubble tip anemone (so far, it will not have any coral but most likely more fish) i know crabs can be a nightmare in coral tanks but how do they fair with anemones? I do not plan to put him back into the tank until i bring him into my LFS to be ID but has any one had any experence with this?

 

hmmm emerald crab maybe? A pic would help.

 

I do not have a camera but i google red eyed crab for the hell of it and got a pic that looks exactly like him





Other forums had mixed answers but it would seem like i should keep him out.

 

Better safe than sorry.

 

I would have to agree better safe than sorry. Congrats on finally getting your tank all set up. ;D

 

Xanthid crab family not reaf safe and on the protcted spieces list in singapore per this site link below...

Red-eyed reef crabs (Eriphia ferox) on the Shores of Singapore on meleves site look up Xanthid crabs this is called a Red Eyed Xanthid crab if you have a Fuge you can toss him in there. as long as there in no Corals in there. where is your rock from?

 

He is a mean looking thing. Probably better off out of the display tank.

 

I don't think that is the species he has. I think it looks more like a Actaeodes tomentosus. Definitely a Xanthid though and not reef safe.

 

give him to a trigger fish let him enjoy him lol

 

The live rock came from a LFS and after i brought the crab back today and showed it to them told me they bought the live rock from another customer who broke down his tank, i was kinda annoyed but i suppose no harm done since i caught him. I am planing on doing some random flashlight inspections for a week or so before anything new is added just in case i have to pull my liverock to remove somthing else.

Thank you all for the advice.