50 cent crab?

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i bought 2 crabs for 50 cents each jus to get my cycle going on my new tank. they are brown and black wavy striped about the size of a half dolar. any ideas what kind of crabs they are?
     
    loneracer05, Jul 1, 2009
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  2. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Pics would help.
    Also, crabs will do little or nothing to kick start a cycle. add a single damsel or table shrimp
     
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  3. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    yes i know ....i started with mollys aswell but i saw the crabs for 50 cents each and i figured hey why not. i plan on having a mantis shrimp so worst case they r food :/. my tank is cycled now all readings are at or near zero.

    pics will be up some time next week. im on a long vacation. the lfs had a tonnnn of these guys in a tank next to the feeder shrimps if that helps
     
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  4. Validity

    Validity Skunk Shrimp

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    is it kinda fuzzy looking? maybe a gorilla crab?
     
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  5. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    50 cents for a crab? That pretty much screams mantis food :D
     
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  6. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Thats exactly what I was thinking.

    Are they some type of stone crab maybe?
     
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  7. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    no fuzzyness....stone crab? cud b....deff not gorilla crab i seen them
     
    loneracer05, Jul 5, 2009
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  8. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    any chance of getting a picture?
     
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  9. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    should be able to get a pic sometime today. ive been out of town
     
    loneracer05, Jul 6, 2009
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  10. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Sweet. I am really curious about these crabs. They cheapest live food I give my mantis are 75 cents hermit crabs. Not much more expensive but they are tiny.
     
    stepho, Jul 6, 2009
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