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08/11/2011, 06:58 PM
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hitch hiking crab?
can a crab some how make its way into a tank by hiding in a live rock?
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08/11/2011, 07:00 PM
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it sure can!!! LOTS of things can.. even fish
 Here are some links to ID Xtal World Chucks Addition Melevs Reef TBSW
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08/11/2011, 08:21 PM
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Thanks for the links... Very helpful... If it's a bad crab is there a way to trap it... I only saw it for like a min and it went back into hiding... I have been having a big problem with one of my zo colony's disappearing at a very fast pace... I feel this crab might be the issue since all others are fine!
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08/11/2011, 08:37 PM
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CATCHING PESTS
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2050712 I'd look at night at your zoas.. I bet you either have a zoa eating nudibranch (forgot name.. begins with an A) or a Eunicid Worm  it helps if you can use a red light so not to scare anything.... Good Luck.. and post pics if you can
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08/11/2011, 08:53 PM
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If he already saw a crab, my guess would be a crab.
Definitely look in there at night around your problem area & see what you can find.
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08/13/2011, 12:16 AM
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so i just saw the hitch hiking crab very close to the problem area and it looks to be a hairy crab now i just need to get it out some how!!!
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08/13/2011, 12:52 PM
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I have had a stone crab come in on a piece of live rock, and right now I have a gorilla crab that stayed hidden for so long, when we finally spotted him, he was 3 inches across the back. I have still not caught him as I am in Iraq and my fiance can't reach the bottom of the tank.
Its a good idea to start a QT. I will be when I get home.
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08/13/2011, 10:16 PM
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Use a tall beer glass with a piece of shrimp in the bottom and prop the glass up against a rock. This way the crab can slide down into the glass, but can't climb out
 good luck catching it!
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