Unidentified crab

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  1. powder1

    powder1 Plankton

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    I have a crab in my tank which I have seen twice in a year. Very shy and hard to get a photo of. It is about the size of a dime and brown and off white stripes and on body and legs. Any ideas what this might be? Anyone know of a good resource I can look into. Google images was not much help. thanks
     
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  2. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    yep, a pic would most definitely help!
     
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  3. charlesr1958

    charlesr1958 Flamingo Tongue

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    Sorry, but without a good photo and with there being a great many possibles, this would end up as a never ending guessing game. However, since they are the most common, try looking at the Xanthidae crabs first, their claws and carapace shape are most telling.

    Chuck
     
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  4. powder1

    powder1 Plankton

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    Thanks I'll check into Xanthidae crabs.
     
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