Help to ID this crab

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by zeebeedeezigns, Jan 16, 2012.

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  1. zeebeedeezigns

    zeebeedeezigns Astrea Snail

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    I posted a few months ago about this white crab but could never get a good picture of it.

    His rock was recently demoted to the sump after my Foxface became stuck in the rock where it was hiding. I had to use a pair of tongs to pull the Foxface out of the rock. We believe the crab might have hold a hold on the fish & helped to wedge him in the hole.

    Well tonight he was out of the rock but we had to break the rock since he was trying to go back into the deep hole of the rock.

    Here is a picture of it:
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    Any help in naming this type of crab would be appreciated?
     
    zeebeedeezigns, Jan 16, 2012
    zeebeedeezigns, Jan 16, 2012
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  2. Thor

    Thor Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Gorilla crab possibly? For me the black tips on the claws suggests that is a possibility.
     
    Thor, Jan 16, 2012
    Thor, Jan 16, 2012
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  3. NanoMano

    NanoMano Gigas Clam

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    thats what I'm thinking, if you have a sump, toss him in there. he'll eventually get going on the algae once he gets hungry enough
     
    NanoMano, Jan 16, 2012
    NanoMano, Jan 16, 2012
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