What type of crab is this???

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by Marnie, Nov 4, 2004.

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  1. Craig Manoukian

    Craig Manoukian Giant Squid

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    No.
     
    Craig Manoukian, Nov 26, 2004
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  2. reiple

    reiple Fire Shrimp

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    when you say scarlet red crab they don't have spots right? they're not sebastian crabs? those eat corals.
     
    reiple, Nov 26, 2004
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  3. Craig Manoukian

    Craig Manoukian Giant Squid

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    Scarlet Hermits Paguristes cadenati are the reef safe ones. Good cyanbacteriavores.
     
    Craig Manoukian, Nov 26, 2004
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  4. Birdlady

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    Hmph. I have a dozen in my tank and they don't seem to like my cyano! :-/ But they don't bother anything :D
     
    Birdlady, Nov 26, 2004
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  5. Craig Manoukian

    Craig Manoukian Giant Squid

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    The smaller ones clean the sand grain by grain and the larger ones will eat the cyano, at leat in my tank.
     
    Craig Manoukian, Nov 26, 2004
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  6. hottielover14

    hottielover14 Torch Coral

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    what about hair algae and the bubble algae too.
     
    hottielover14, Nov 26, 2004
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  7. reiple

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    birdlady - maybe your cyano don't taste good to them! LOL!
     
    reiple, Nov 28, 2004
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  8. hottielover14

    hottielover14 Torch Coral

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    LMAO
     
    hottielover14, Nov 29, 2004
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