Hitchhiker...keep or not?

jener8tionx · 01/11/2009, 12:31 PM

This little crab was caught hitchhiking. Looks like a mithrax crab of some sort. Should I keep him or will he become a pest?

iamwrasseman · 01/11/2009, 12:33 PM

looks cool ,what else is in the tank?

jener8tionx · 01/11/2009, 12:36 PM

black perc clown, pistol shrimp/goby pair, hermits, anemone, zoas, rics, frogspawn, plate coral, misc snails.

mfinn · 01/11/2009, 01:20 PM

I can't tell from your picture what kind it is.
But I do know that most (not all) of the crabs that come in with live rock will end up going after corals or fish.
I've lost several frags of nice zoanthids to these type of crabs.

sikpupy · 01/11/2009, 01:35 PM

When in doubt, throw it out!

returnofsid · 01/11/2009, 01:48 PM

Doesn't look anything like a Mithrax to me. To be safe, I'd toss it or put it in a sump.

Grouperhead · 01/11/2009, 02:00 PM

trigger food

vair · 01/11/2009, 05:21 PM

banish to the sump

aslavatortin · 01/11/2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Grouperhead
trigger food

+1

monti1 · 01/11/2009, 05:40 PM

1 way pass to the sump

jener8tionx · 01/11/2009, 06:20 PM

no sump...banished to septic

MarkusII · 01/11/2009, 11:31 PM

Hello,

Quote:

But I do know that most (not all) of the crabs that come in with live rock will end up going after corals or fish

but normally only after dead fish... (corals I can agree)
but I think it all depends also on how you feed.

If they get enough they normally stay "quiet"

regards

Markus

01/11/2009, 12:31 PM	#1
jener8tionx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N. Mesa, Az Posts: 524	Hitchhiker...keep or not? This little crab was caught hitchhiking. Looks like a mithrax crab of some sort. Should I keep him or will he become a pest?

01/11/2009, 12:33 PM	#2
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	looks cool ,what else is in the tank? __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

01/11/2009, 01:20 PM	#4
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	I can't tell from your picture what kind it is. But I do know that most (not all) of the crabs that come in with live rock will end up going after corals or fish. I've lost several frags of nice zoanthids to these type of crabs. __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

01/11/2009, 05:21 PM	#8
vair Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 465	banish to the sump __________________ Dave --------------------------------- Really I like my bare bottom. "go snowboarding" www.sourceboards.com Current Tank Info: Building a in wall 300G reef tank.

01/11/2009, 12:36 PM	#3
jener8tionx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N. Mesa, Az Posts: 524	black perc clown, pistol shrimp/goby pair, hermits, anemone, zoas, rics, frogspawn, plate coral, misc snails.

01/11/2009, 01:35 PM	#5
sikpupy Moved On Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,431	When in doubt, throw it out!

01/11/2009, 01:48 PM	#6
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Doesn't look anything like a Mithrax to me. To be safe, I'd toss it or put it in a sump.

01/11/2009, 02:00 PM	#7
Grouperhead Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Shakedown Street, Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 1,477	trigger food

01/11/2009, 05:40 PM	#10
monti1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 352	1 way pass to the sump

01/11/2009, 06:20 PM	#11
jener8tionx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N. Mesa, Az Posts: 524	no sump...banished to septic