Are these crabs safe?

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  1. ksuyen

    ksuyen Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I picked these up this morning. Not sure what type of crabs they are. Are they safe for my reef tank? I have sps mostly.

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    ksuyen, Feb 14, 2014
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  2. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    general rule of thumb, aside the negrolineata crabs are a bad idea (no pun intended)
     
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  3. ksuyen

    ksuyen Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I put them in refugium, if that's okay.
     
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  4. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    should be more than ok. you got a pic of your refugium/sump?
     
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  5. Zero_Dude

    Zero_Dude Fire Shrimp

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    No offense, but holy cow those things are ugly! They don't LOOK safe, but I'm sure someone can get you an accurate ID
     
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  6. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I think they're so ugly they're cute. I've always heard a rule of thumb is that if the crab is very hairy lol - they're most likely not reef safe.
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Here is a crab ID link.

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    Always better safe then sorry with crabs (lol). Since you already caught them that is 90% of the battle.
     
    Corailline, Feb 14, 2014
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