get Mr.Crabs out!

lola302 · 12/06/2007, 08:46 PM

hey all! i need some help

. i have an evil crab in my tank. Hes about 3 inches long and loves to antagonize me! He is getting big enough to take on some of my smaller fish. He likes to push my frags around. (hes very rude) Every day he comes out of his cave to give me a warm hello and i ive managed to spear him 3 times with my tweezers but i cant grab him, to pull him out. Mr. Crabs must leave my Bikini Bottom. he is fuzzy, tan and black with long black pinchers. Any advice on getting this evil thing out of my tank?

BangkokMatt · 12/06/2007, 08:53 PM

Place some smelly fish food in a glass jar (shrimp etc.). Then place the jar in the tank near where the crab lives. This must be done at night. Leave the jar in the tank over night. The crab will enter the jar and be unable to get out (they can't grip on glass). Take the jar out and dispose of contents. Job done!

lola302 · 12/06/2007, 09:05 PM

i tryed silversides with no luck

i wil try this tonight. hope it works thanks!

PrivateJoker64 · 12/06/2007, 09:21 PM

"Mr. Crabs must leave my Bikini Bottom."
LOL
I'm warped, but that's funny!

poppin_fresh · 12/06/2007, 09:31 PM

You could always staighten out a a coat hanger and go crab spearin'!

lola302 · 12/06/2007, 09:46 PM

i tryed the crab sprearing with some luck i just needed another hand to pull him out while im holding him down. i have some squid mixed with shrimp i feed my fish sometimes, im gunna take BangkokMatt's advice and try that

12/06/2007, 08:46 PM	#1
lola302 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: miami Posts: 68	get Mr.Crabs out! hey all! i need some help . i have an evil crab in my tank. Hes about 3 inches long and loves to antagonize me! He is getting big enough to take on some of my smaller fish. He likes to push my frags around. (hes very rude) Every day he comes out of his cave to give me a warm hello and i ive managed to spear him 3 times with my tweezers but i cant grab him, to pull him out. Mr. Crabs must leave my Bikini Bottom. he is fuzzy, tan and black with long black pinchers. Any advice on getting this evil thing out of my tank? __________________ till we all coocoo cachoo and find our way back to the big ol blue! Current Tank Info: 300g reef tank

12/06/2007, 08:53 PM	#2
BangkokMatt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Krung Thep Posts: 3,100	Place some smelly fish food in a glass jar (shrimp etc.). Then place the jar in the tank near where the crab lives. This must be done at night. Leave the jar in the tank over night. The crab will enter the jar and be unable to get out (they can't grip on glass). Take the jar out and dispose of contents. Job done! __________________ I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla

12/06/2007, 09:05 PM	#3
lola302 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: miami Posts: 68	i tryed silversides with no luck i wil try this tonight. hope it works thanks! __________________ till we all coocoo cachoo and find our way back to the big ol blue! Current Tank Info: 300g reef tank

12/06/2007, 09:31 PM	#5
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	You could always staighten out a a coat hanger and go crab spearin'! __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

12/06/2007, 09:46 PM	#6
lola302 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: miami Posts: 68	i tryed the crab sprearing with some luck i just needed another hand to pull him out while im holding him down. i have some squid mixed with shrimp i feed my fish sometimes, im gunna take BangkokMatt's advice and try that __________________ till we all coocoo cachoo and find our way back to the big ol blue! Current Tank Info: 300g reef tank

12/06/2007, 09:21 PM	#4
PrivateJoker64 Moved On Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 1,145	"Mr. Crabs must leave my Bikini Bottom." LOL I'm warped, but that's funny!