Missing Porcelain Crab...

Alysiak00 · 11/29/2010, 08:13 AM

Well, i'm getting a little nervous. I know that usually when my crab is about to molt he will turn an opaque color and then go hide for a few days while he sheds. The problem is that i've already found the shedded exoskeleton but i haven't seen old "whitey" in a good 2 weeks. You guys think he croaked?

noahm · 11/29/2010, 09:12 AM

Those guys can hide like no other. He may have died, but I wouldn't worry. I can look at every rock in my tank and see none, but 20 come out at feeding time to catch debris.

Alysiak00 · 11/29/2010, 10:22 AM

lol, hes just been in there for about a year but hes been gone for a little while. i worry about him like a child lol.....okay maybe not a child but you get the idea lol

Palting · 11/29/2010, 10:42 AM

+1 to these guys hiding well and for a long time. One I have was out of sight for 3 months. When I transferred rocks to my new tank, he fell out and I had to catch him trying to scurry away on the carpet. I usually can find them if I take a flashlight out at night during night coral feeding, swinging those fans trying to catch some of the coral food LOL!.

Alysiak00 · 11/29/2010, 11:37 AM

hes really neat and i'd hate to see him come up missing

11/29/2010, 08:13 AM	#1
Alysiak00 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 1,835	Missing Porcelain Crab... Well, i'm getting a little nervous. I know that usually when my crab is about to molt he will turn an opaque color and then go hide for a few days while he sheds. The problem is that i've already found the shedded exoskeleton but i haven't seen old "whitey" in a good 2 weeks. You guys think he croaked? __________________ 40Br/40Br Sump-2xMp40's, mag 9.5, 250w Maristar w/ Bluewave Ballast, DIY stand, SRO1000, 2xBrs Deluxe Reactors -“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” - Ambrose Bierce

11/29/2010, 10:22 AM	#3
Alysiak00 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 1,835	lol, hes just been in there for about a year but hes been gone for a little while. i worry about him like a child lol.....okay maybe not a child but you get the idea lol __________________ 40Br/40Br Sump-2xMp40's, mag 9.5, 250w Maristar w/ Bluewave Ballast, DIY stand, SRO1000, 2xBrs Deluxe Reactors -“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” - Ambrose Bierce

11/29/2010, 10:42 AM	#4
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	+1 to these guys hiding well and for a long time. One I have was out of sight for 3 months. When I transferred rocks to my new tank, he fell out and I had to catch him trying to scurry away on the carpet. I usually can find them if I take a flashlight out at night during night coral feeding, swinging those fans trying to catch some of the coral food LOL!. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

11/29/2010, 11:37 AM	#5
Alysiak00 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 1,835	hes really neat and i'd hate to see him come up missing __________________ 40Br/40Br Sump-2xMp40's, mag 9.5, 250w Maristar w/ Bluewave Ballast, DIY stand, SRO1000, 2xBrs Deluxe Reactors -“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” - Ambrose Bierce

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11/29/2010, 09:12 AM	#2
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	Those guys can hide like no other. He may have died, but I wouldn't worry. I can look at every rock in my tank and see none, but 20 come out at feeding time to catch debris.