New Setup, big crab!

Fingers68 · 04/30/2009, 05:10 PM

I have just put 45 kg of rock into my new system. At the shop when picking my pieces I spotted a crab, I meen a crab 3 inch wide sort! So this guy was took out and placed into the shops sump and off I went home with my rock.

When placing it in the tank I spot its friend, a big crab maybe 2 inches across. My tank has only rock and sand so removing it would not be to much a headache and removing it seems the sensible thing to do, but I am a little tempted to keep it.

Theres no rush so may as well have a little sport, I have made a trap out of a glass vase with food in the bottom and have rested it against some rock so once its in it will not be able to get out, hopefully. I will put him in the sump I think.

Aquarist007 · 04/30/2009, 05:14 PM

If you could post a picture of it then one of us could comment better if is it a reef suitable crab or not.

jhoff · 04/30/2009, 07:09 PM

Get some pic's.or i will have wait till next week for the deadliest catch

04/30/2009, 05:10 PM	#1
Fingers68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 82	New Setup, big crab! I have just put 45 kg of rock into my new system. At the shop when picking my pieces I spotted a crab, I meen a crab 3 inch wide sort! So this guy was took out and placed into the shops sump and off I went home with my rock. When placing it in the tank I spot its friend, a big crab maybe 2 inches across. My tank has only rock and sand so removing it would not be to much a headache and removing it seems the sensible thing to do, but I am a little tempted to keep it. Theres no rush so may as well have a little sport, I have made a trap out of a glass vase with food in the bottom and have rested it against some rock so once its in it will not be able to get out, hopefully. I will put him in the sump I think.

04/30/2009, 05:14 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	If you could post a picture of it then one of us could comment better if is it a reef suitable crab or not. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/30/2009, 07:09 PM	#3
jhoff Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Edison New Jersey Posts: 1,082	Get some pic's.or i will have wait till next week for the deadliest catch