Crab

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  1. JBL

    JBL Sea Dragon

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    Whatever it is, it looks like it has been feeding very well the little fatty!
     
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  2. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    i dont think it is reef safe by the looks, but i wouldnt kill it, you could atleast let him live in your sump or fuge.

    i try to avoid culling at all cost, after all im the one that took the stuff out of its evironment for my enjoyment.
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    hey Steve - it looks massive - trappest may not have workrd, you need a lobster pot for that thing
     
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  4. infamous

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  5. Stevet86

    Stevet86 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Steve - I moved the tank into the basement and caught this beast when I removed all of the rock. I don't think that trap would have worked either.

    Infamous - I did read that thread when you put it up, that's what got me looking for that crab even more. Maybe now I can keep some different corals without them being a meal.

    Think the crabs going in the fuge today.
     
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  6. marlinman

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    That looks like the same crab I had that was a hitchhiker and when I changed tanks I caught him and brought him to the LFS and they said he was a stone crab and they are mean as can be. He ate my baby hippo tang!:cry: They are not reef safe! Get him out when you can. Good luck because that's easier said then done as I was only able to get him when I dragged him out of a rock I was moving over to my new tank and I just by chance caught a glimse of him. Is he like a reddish brown color? Here is a couple of not so good pictures I tried to take of him when he was in my tank.
     

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  7. Stevet86

    Stevet86 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Its new home is in the fuge now, don't think it will cause any problems in there.
     
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  8. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    that's good to hear...
     
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  9. acemow

    acemow Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I caught a red eyed crab like that, it was eating snails like crazy!! I tried traps, didn't work, had to take 75 percent of rock out til I found it in a big piece. Put that piece in my QT then the shrimp in a tall glass against rock worked to trap it. It's still in QT waiting to trade it at LFS!! Evil crabs for sure in DT
     
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