Crab

OK, I know this is a crab but what type is it. I finally caught this thing and believe it is responsible for plucking my zoas and toadstools. I would think something like this is not safe for the tank. The BTA in the pic is about the size of a quarter.

 

wow, what a creepy beast. I think I remember seeing him before and someone said his black pointy claws meant he wasnt reef safe.

 

xanthaie or something like that i think ..

 

almost looks like a stone crab

 

looks like something i'd want boiled, and smothered in some kinda garlic butter sauce lol but i'd just get it out of the tank asap.

 

Here yougo i would toss it in the fusge or the trash... heres a link look for
Xanthidae Crabs... Theres a few pics of crabs there .. and of course the link is filled with pics to help ID your Monster...

LInk:Crab Hitch Hikers



Good Luck...

 

looks like the one i seen at the store the other day packed on ice... it was huge n well...yummy too

 

Evil crab!!

 

Thanks for the link!

 

Anytime...