Need help from one who knows there crabs

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  1. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    Just purchased my first Devils Hand and on the rock I found a crab on the underside when I was putting it in my tank at home.
    The crab is white with black strips(or black with white strips )
    Size= 2-3 mm not too big.

    I would take a photos but it hides very well...
    Any help on a name would be great :)
     
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    muecyl, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    i think there is a general rule - if the crab has black claws it aint good
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    If you don't know what it is, i would take it out, just my rule of thumb
     
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  4. illushinz

    illushinz Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Ditto - At least quarantine it until you can ID it. I had a similar hitchhiker not long ago. I felt terrible tearing the tank apart to get at it, but I'm glad I did. Turned out to be a gorilla crab.
     
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  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Does it look like baugherb's avatar? Luna
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    What? Huh? Who me? Oh, thought there was a problem.... LOL...
     
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  7. jptrson

    jptrson Feather Duster

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    Hairy legs (except Mytrax), or red eyes = bad! Most of the time anyway.
     
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  8. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    Okay, still no pics yet , the crab is hiding and I cant see it anywhere. After some of your post I looked up the names and I saw one that looked like the one I have: urchin crab. don't know anything about it yet...

    I was excited but after everyones reply I am have'n second thoughts...
     
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  9. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    opps , I meant their , not there. I'm my own pet peeve.

    (reference to my post title)
     
    muecyl, Jul 22, 2008
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  10. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Just about any crab, except commonly known "reef-safe" crabs, put corals, feather dusters, snails, hermits, etc, etc...in great jeopardy.

    If "hairy" and has "pinchers"....get out of tank asap and make freezer its new home.

    Have fun catching him! ;)
     
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