Help! ID this crab

squishifishi · 04/30/2013, 07:25 AM

found in my liverock. very tiny-1/2 the size of my pinky fingernail. he is tan with a sort of leapord print pattern on his face. sorry the colors arent that great in pics, the claws aren't black, jsut a tad darker than body color. built like an emerald crab.
thanks!

squishifishi · 04/30/2013, 10:01 AM

Oh yes, I am keeping it in a glass box that is like 6x3 inches (which is more than enough space) I definatiely don't want to kill it whatever it is, so Please just let me know what you think it is and if it is good or bad. If it's good, I'll probably just throw it into the tank where it will dissapear into the rock and never be seen again

If it's bad i'll just keep it in the container until it gets large.
Here's some more info on it. sorry, I was in a rush earlier.
It has hair on it's legs and back, but I would not describe it as being "hairy" like I said earlier it is more like an emerald crab and the way emerald crabs have hair. I found her in a rock of zoanthids I had in QT. there is no apparent damage to any of the zoanthids on the rock fyi. when I looked at it's face my first thought was pompom crab...you know how they have the two dark patches on their faces? It doesn't have those bright colours or anything though.
Any ideas are appreciated! thank you very much!!!

OKDOHK · 04/30/2013, 03:19 PM

Try looking up pilumnus.

squishifishi · 04/30/2013, 03:45 PM

no, I don't think so...mmost of the ones I see from that name look sorta fluffy. he's not super hairy or anything.

mets17127 · 05/01/2013, 11:17 AM

I'd toss him in the sump

SushiGirl · 05/01/2013, 05:23 PM

Doesn't look built like an emerald, body shape, top of the carapace, and the claws don't look like an emerald.

I was going to give you a link to Chuck's Addiction website where he had a lot of crab pics, but all I get is a white page. Man, that's gonna put a big dent in my ID links if that site's gone...

squishifishi · 05/01/2013, 08:17 PM

here is a much better picture. I ploped him on the counter and told him to pose

out of water pictures are so much easier to take! now you can see the pattern on his face.
@sushigirl,
no, I know he's not a mithrax crab, but he is shaped more like one of them than any other type ofcrabI can think of. Same goes for ammount ofhair she has. just trying to give a comparisson. I have looked at chuck's addiction but have yet to find my crab on there.
Thank you all so much!

SushiGirl · 05/01/2013, 09:57 PM

From Chuck's home page, go to Info Links then Inverts then Crabs. At the bottom of the page is a link to a pdf file called "Every Crab in the World" that you can try.

alexander_ktn · 05/03/2013, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OKDOHK

Try looking up pilumnus.

I'm tempted to agree on it being a pilumnid.
As for safety: based on the form of the pincers it might very well be a species mainly relying on meaty fare, not an algae grazer...

squishifishi · 05/03/2013, 08:03 PM

where can I find more info on that species? it covers like hundreds of crabs...so I still gotta narrow it down some. obviously my knowledge is limited as the only pilumnid crabs I can think of are the hairies.
thank you!

SushiGirl · 05/03/2013, 10:07 PM

If you go where I mentioned in my last post and open the pdf file, you can just look at the species you want to look at.

squishifishi · 05/04/2013, 04:16 PM

this computer doesn't do pdfs. I'll check it out on my work computer next time though.

04/30/2013, 10:01 AM	#2
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	Oh yes, I am keeping it in a glass box that is like 6x3 inches (which is more than enough space) I definatiely don't want to kill it whatever it is, so Please just let me know what you think it is and if it is good or bad. If it's good, I'll probably just throw it into the tank where it will dissapear into the rock and never be seen again If it's bad i'll just keep it in the container until it gets large. Here's some more info on it. sorry, I was in a rush earlier. It has hair on it's legs and back, but I would not describe it as being "hairy" like I said earlier it is more like an emerald crab and the way emerald crabs have hair. I found her in a rock of zoanthids I had in QT. there is no apparent damage to any of the zoanthids on the rock fyi. when I looked at it's face my first thought was pompom crab...you know how they have the two dark patches on their faces? It doesn't have those bright colours or anything though. Any ideas are appreciated! thank you very much!!! __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

04/30/2013, 03:45 PM	#4
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	no, I don't think so...mmost of the ones I see from that name look sorta fluffy. he's not super hairy or anything. __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

05/01/2013, 05:23 PM	#6
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Doesn't look built like an emerald, body shape, top of the carapace, and the claws don't look like an emerald. I was going to give you a link to Chuck's Addiction website where he had a lot of crab pics, but all I get is a white page. Man, that's gonna put a big dent in my ID links if that site's gone... __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/01/2013, 09:57 PM	#8
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	From Chuck's home page, go to Info Links then Inverts then Crabs. At the bottom of the page is a link to a pdf file called "Every Crab in the World" that you can try. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/03/2013, 08:03 PM	#10
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	where can I find more info on that species? it covers like hundreds of crabs...so I still gotta narrow it down some. obviously my knowledge is limited as the only pilumnid crabs I can think of are the hairies. thank you! __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

04/30/2013, 03:19 PM	#3
OKDOHK Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 277	Try looking up pilumnus.

05/01/2013, 11:17 AM	#5
mets17127 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hopewell Junction, New York Posts: 127	I'd toss him in the sump

05/03/2013, 10:07 PM	#11
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	If you go where I mentioned in my last post and open the pdf file, you can just look at the species you want to look at. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/04/2013, 04:16 PM	#12
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	this computer doesn't do pdfs. I'll check it out on my work computer next time though. __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp