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05/30/2014, 08:29 PM
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Need a crab ID
Got a small crab(hitchhiker) in my tank, he just ripped something that was on my rock, you can see him here on top of whatever it is he destroyed.
   small plant/corals growing next to a coral frag I bought? small flower looking, like small petals. Sorry the pictures arent the best. You can see them growing above the sand inbetween the starfish and the green mushrooms  
Last edited by RalphTheOscar; 05/30/2014 at 09:16 PM. Reason: new pics, need new IDs |
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05/30/2014, 08:37 PM
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Decorator crab maybe?
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05/30/2014, 09:29 PM
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bump, posted new pics of something growing maybe a plant or coral im not sure. light colored petals growing on rock right above the sand
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05/31/2014, 01:53 AM
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The green things are button polyps.. To the left of them it's hard to tell but maybe feather dusters?
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05/31/2014, 03:16 AM
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Ive heard bad things about brown fuzzy crabs. I don't want to jump to conclusions though maybe someone will come in and ID it for sure.
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05/31/2014, 03:29 AM
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Between the green button polyps and the starfish leg looks like what could be blue clove polyps. Too blurry to be sure though.
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05/31/2014, 08:39 AM
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just looked up pics of "blue cove polyps" and they look exactly like what I have. Where did these come from? Did they hitchhike on one of my coral frags or did they come on that piece of "Florida base rock" that I bought?
How dangerous is this crab I have in my tank? |
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05/31/2014, 02:04 PM
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Being furry like that, it looks like a gorilla crab to me...Gorilla=bad crab...Trap it & put in sump or get rid of it.
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05/31/2014, 09:05 PM
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I would trap it and banish to the sump. The blue cloves could have came in on anything. They reproduce to plague a tank after a while. I think they are neat looking but will never introduce them to my tank.
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05/31/2014, 09:22 PM
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Ive read a couple horror stories about the blue cloves... They look nice but dont want them taking over my tank and other corals
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05/31/2014, 09:36 PM
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Careful with them. I believe they will either spawn or release themselves and spread on their own. I don't think you can isolate an island to prevent spreading.
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06/01/2014, 04:12 AM
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+1 for Gorilla grab.....get it out of there!
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