Hitchhiker crab ID help!!

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  1. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    Ive only seen this little guy 2 times. Hs is a hitchhiker since I never bought him. Something has been eating my corals......Im assuming it's him. Although when the lights go out I have seen my peppermint shrimp on some of the corals that have been eaten. which is weird since they are not supposed to eat corals. Anyways this guy is about the size of a dime.

    My wife saw this in the sand and we thought it was him. After catching it im pretty sure it just moulted

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    browntrout, Jul 22, 2009
    browntrout, Jul 22, 2009
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  2. JJK

    JJK Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Gorilla crab. Bad. Get him out or he will eat your corals, and maybe small fish.
     
    JJK, Jul 22, 2009
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  3. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    Damnit. That's what I thought.

    Crab trap? Is that my best bet?
     
    browntrout, Jul 22, 2009
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  4. RNO CORALS

    RNO CORALS Bristle Worm

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    Try using a glass and put some food in there, the crab can go in but cant come out, has worked for me in the past.
     
    RNO CORALS, Jul 22, 2009
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