Rougue emerald crab!!!!!!!!!!

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  1. blackreef13

    blackreef13 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    i feel he did kill him indeed he will pay
     
    blackreef13, Jul 22, 2011
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  2. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    banish him to the fuge or take hime back, dont purposely let him die.
     
    DBOSHIBBY, Jul 22, 2011
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  3. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    There is no way an emerald crab killed it. Ive had many of them and never seen them kill anything. Just scavenge. It was already dead.
     
    norg., Jul 22, 2011
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  4. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    There is no way an emerald caught a healthy, fully awake goby IMO.
     
    reefmonkey, Jul 22, 2011
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  5. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    Mine cant even grab the the seaweed placed right in front of them, they are dumb, clumsy, and have terrible motor skills.
     
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  6. blackreef13

    blackreef13 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    maybe ill spare his life and take him to the lfs idk
     
    blackreef13, Jul 22, 2011
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  7. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Never in a million years,unless...he was a 12"emerald.I would imagine in both cases the crab was just eating on the dead fish.I"ve had emeralds in every sw tank i've ever owned an allthough they can be little jerks,i've never found them guilty of killing anything.

    Sorry bout your firefish though,they're one of my favs too.
     
    grinder37, Jul 22, 2011
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  8. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    I've had 2 emeralds in my tank for over 6 months now & never had them kill anything.
     
    khowst, Jul 22, 2011
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  9. chumslickjon

    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Here's my experience.
    Had Goby's for months, no deaths.
    Got emerald crabs to eat algae.
    Once algae was gone, gobies disappeared. Params were good.
    Bought more goby's, they vanished very quickly.
    Fearing it was the emerald crabs, I moved them to my sump.
    Bought more goby's. They lived and are still alive.
    Emerald crabs destroyed my chaeto, caused more algae in display. Brought them back to the fish store.
     
    chumslickjon, Jul 22, 2011
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  10. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    I agree that it is doubtful an emerald caught a fish. I had a sally lightfoot that caught many fish, but my emeralds left everyone alone.
     
    LCP136, Jul 22, 2011
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