website on reef tank crabs

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  1. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Does anybody know of a website that has photos and descriptions on the different types of crabs that appear in a reef tank.

    I have a crab in the tank that looks similar to a emerald crab, but doesn't have the hairy legs and has 2 large claws and is dark in color. He comes out of the rock every once and a while and I can't get a good shot of him with my camera.

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  3. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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  4. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks! I didn't see anything that looked like my crab, but definitely an interesting link. I think my only hope is to have him pose for me so I can get a snapshot and post it up here.

    Sean
     
  5. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Just a wild shot in the dark here but maybe a porcelain crab. They pretty much look like an emerald crab and they come in different colors. Do a search on google images for porcelain crab and you'll see a whole bunch of them.

    Marc.
     
  6. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks, I will check it out.