Bad Crab/Good Crab???

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  1. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I found this little bugger in my birdsnest this morning while doing feedings.. I plucked him right out and came here first to see if he is a good crab or a bad one..

    Thanks in advance

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    bama, Dec 5, 2009
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  2. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    also, what is this crabs name if anyone knows..
     
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  3. WhiskyTango

    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    I dont know what it is, but he's very cool looking and those heavy claws are no joke, put him in ur refugium.
     
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  4. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    anyone know?
     
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  5. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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  6. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    is looks like it could be an anemone crab based on the look of its claws and body. I will continue to look.. I have read that some coral crabs are good to keep in their symbiotic coral to clean and protect it..
     
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    bama Humpback Whale

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    bump.. anyone atlease know where I could find out..
     
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  8. CoralCrazy

    CoralCrazy Spaghetti Worm

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    Looks a lot like a Xanthid species of crab at least from the pictures I have seen on this site: Crab Hitch Hikers

    It looks a lot like the one in the second column 4th one down. This is just a guess though, have a look for yourself and see if its anything like that one.

    Then again he could be one of these as well: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/coral_crabs-7.html
     
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  9. szrazzt

    szrazzt Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I vote for the Trapezia guttata ID. It looks really really close
     
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  10. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I think you nailed it.. Would you people put this crab back in the coral, or toss him down in the fuge..
     
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