Lights came on and look who I caught out and about

fasteddie99 · 11/13/2012, 08:50 AM

My decorator crab! I thought this guy was dead, I hadn't seen him in months. I grabbed my iPad real quick and got a little video of him. If you look closely you'll Kenya trees all over him.

if he keeps them cleaned up I like him better than I thought.

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fasteddie99 · 11/13/2012, 08:52 AM

I'll try that again

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fasteddie99 · 11/13/2012, 08:53 AM

Consuela is rolling her eyes at me too.

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jbfloor · 11/13/2012, 09:47 AM

Here, let me help you:

Click the picture to see the video.

You need to use the special IMG tag that photobucket provides. Copying the photobucket link inside IMG tags does not work.

That is a cool looking crab by the way.

fasteddie99 · 11/13/2012, 09:58 AM

Thanks a lot! I was getting frustrated. Lol

Reef264 · 11/13/2012, 10:04 AM

Very cool!

-Ray

EllieSuz · 11/13/2012, 10:26 AM

I had no idea they were that big! Now I want one.

Mr. Demeanor · 11/13/2012, 01:27 PM

I had one named Mr. Snipets until I watched a Fire Fish try to hide in him and get decapitated and eaten.

Breadman03 · 11/13/2012, 01:53 PM

I know why it disappeared!

It took that long to finish decorating the new shell!

fasteddie99 · 11/13/2012, 02:14 PM

When I bought him he was covered with some kind of seaweed stood vertically from where it was connected to the shell like streamers. But not long after his introduction to the tank the tang chewed every bit of it off. It was funny watching the tang actually pick the crab up for a little ride trying to rip a chunk off. The crab finally had to rebuild with stuff laying around. So far I see zoos, Kenya trees, and pineapple sponges. Just wish he'd come out during the day.

ReefUrchin · 11/13/2012, 03:15 PM

Interesting decorations but spooky as heck when it moves!

plapczynski · 11/13/2012, 05:22 PM

Really Cool.

I was waiting for it to transform into a submarine or a fish.

kga943 · 11/13/2012, 05:36 PM

nice

plasmacon · 11/13/2012, 11:04 PM

How your fish get any sleep is beyond me!!!

tkeracer619 · 11/13/2012, 11:49 PM

If you want to see him more often rubberband a piece of clam to a rock and toss it in after dark. It won't take very long for him to show up.

churt · 11/14/2012, 07:31 AM

It's no wonder you hadn't seen him, he's practically invisible! Very cool video, my 7 yr old now wants one after I showed him this!

fasteddie99 · 11/14/2012, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by plasmacon

How your fish get any sleep is beyond me!!!

Ha funny!! They actually don't seem to mind him the few times I've caught him out. In fact I have a video on my phone of my engineer goby coming out to take a bite of him. I think the goby saw the "moving zoos" as food but quickly realized it wasn't. It scared the crab though, he's rather timid.

fasteddie99 · 11/14/2012, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkeracer619

If you want to see him more often rubberband a piece of clam to a rock and toss it in after dark. It won't take very long for him to show up.

I will give that a shot thanks!

BigCountry74 · 11/14/2012, 03:49 PM

VERY cool.

tkeracer619 · 11/14/2012, 05:14 PM

Yup. I have a good size shell I use for that stuff. Crabs and snails need food to.

I am sure he would be happy with a good size meal.

bambam918 · 11/14/2012, 05:52 PM

Awesome! I really want one but don't want to risk losing my fish

rerr001 · 11/14/2012, 08:06 PM

cool crab

11/13/2012, 08:50 AM	#1
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Lights came on and look who I caught out and about My decorator crab! I thought this guy was dead, I hadn't seen him in months. I grabbed my iPad real quick and got a little video of him. If you look closely you'll Kenya trees all over him. if he keeps them cleaned up I like him better than I thought. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 08:52 AM	#2
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	I'll try that again [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 08:53 AM	#3
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Consuela is rolling her eyes at me too. __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 08:54 AM	#4
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	[IMG][/IMG] __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 09:47 AM	#5
jbfloor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 250	Here, let me help you: Click the picture to see the video. You need to use the special IMG tag that photobucket provides. Copying the photobucket link inside IMG tags does not work. That is a cool looking crab by the way. __________________ 72"x24"x21" 155g DSA all glass tank, 35g sump, Reef Octopus POV DC1 Skimmer DIY Lighting with 96x CREE XP-G-R5 and XT-E, UV, Orange/Red and Green LED.

11/13/2012, 09:58 AM	#6
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Thanks a lot! I was getting frustrated. Lol __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 10:04 AM	#7
Reef264 Where's The Reef? Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southaven, Ms Posts: 2,098	Very cool! -Ray __________________ I'd rather Die on my feet, than Live on my Knees. Current Tank Info: 150g SPS Reef, 2x250w 14k Pheonix Metal Halides w/T-5 Actinics, 2 Tunze 6095's, Tunze 7096 controller, Ozone, Precision Marine Skimmer, Reef Octopus Bio-Churn Bio Pellet Reactor, GFO & Carbon Reactor, Ozone Reactor, ATO, Reef Keeper.

11/13/2012, 10:26 AM	#8
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	I had no idea they were that big! Now I want one. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

11/13/2012, 01:27 PM	#9
Mr. Demeanor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 298	I had one named Mr. Snipets until I watched a Fire Fish try to hide in him and get decapitated and eaten.

11/13/2012, 01:53 PM	#10
Breadman03 New Old School Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Luzerne County, PA Posts: 3,293	I know why it disappeared! It took that long to finish decorating the new shell!

11/13/2012, 02:14 PM	#11
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	When I bought him he was covered with some kind of seaweed stood vertically from where it was connected to the shell like streamers. But not long after his introduction to the tank the tang chewed every bit of it off. It was funny watching the tang actually pick the crab up for a little ride trying to rip a chunk off. The crab finally had to rebuild with stuff laying around. So far I see zoos, Kenya trees, and pineapple sponges. Just wish he'd come out during the day. __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

11/13/2012, 03:15 PM	#12
ReefUrchin Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 397	Interesting decorations but spooky as heck when it moves!

11/13/2012, 05:22 PM	#13
plapczynski Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chillicothe, OH Posts: 51	Really Cool. I was waiting for it to transform into a submarine or a fish.

11/13/2012, 05:36 PM	#14
kga943 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 504	nice

11/13/2012, 11:04 PM	#15
plasmacon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 110	How your fish get any sleep is beyond me!!! __________________ Thanks Patrick Current Tank Info: 135 gallon Reef

11/13/2012, 11:49 PM	#16
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	If you want to see him more often rubberband a piece of clam to a rock and toss it in after dark. It won't take very long for him to show up. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/14/2012, 07:31 AM	#17
churt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6	It's no wonder you hadn't seen him, he's practically invisible! Very cool video, my 7 yr old now wants one after I showed him this!

11/14/2012, 03:49 PM	#20
BigCountry74 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,761	VERY cool. __________________ 135g mixed reef (retired) http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2132815 Current 40g reef http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483250 Current Tank Info: 40g bare bottom reef

11/14/2012, 05:14 PM	#21
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Yup. I have a good size shell I use for that stuff. Crabs and snails need food to. I am sure he would be happy with a good size meal. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/14/2012, 05:52 PM	#22
bambam918 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ahwatukee Posts: 601	Awesome! I really want one but don't want to risk losing my fish __________________ 180 DT peninsula with 90 gallon sump. Three Radion Pro's and two Tunze 6105's. bubble magus curve7 and two Jager 300 watt heaters. Temp probe, PH probe and ORP probe. ATS. Mag5 return. BRS dose for CA

11/14/2012, 08:06 PM	#23
rerr001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 116	cool crab