Got a small gorilla crab, how do I kill it instantly?

mxm · 11/24/2015, 07:09 PM

I see the crab sitting in a hole, it's about 1cm in size and looks like a nasty gorilla crab. How can I instantly kill it or get it out.

Can I kill it with boiling water or will it survive? I can see where it lives, but won't be able to take or move rocks. Will squirting boiling water work or do I need to use force?

atraperegrinus · 11/24/2015, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mxm

I see the crab sitting in a hole, it's about 1cm in size and looks like a nasty gorilla crab. How can I instantly kill it or get it out.

Can I kill it with boiling water or will it survive? I can see where it lives, but won't be able to take or move rocks. Will squirting boiling water work or do I need to use force?

make a trap for it if u know where he hides? there's any number of diy traps, a quick search till get you some pics and info.

Bent · 11/24/2015, 08:16 PM

I ambush them at night with a pair of fine point tweezers.

xCry0x · 11/24/2015, 08:20 PM

Shot glass w/ some food in the bottom. Works great.

I am an a-- hole, I fed the crabs I caught in my tank to the aggressive FOWLR tank we had at work. Formossa Wrasse: 5 Crab: 0

Dkuhlmann · 11/24/2015, 08:42 PM

Boiling water then butter to dip the meat in...

The trap is the easiest way IMO

ScienceRulez · 11/25/2015, 09:22 AM

If it's not too late, I'd be happy to take it as I have no corals in my tank and if it gets out of line, the large hermit crabs will take it on.

nuttyd · 11/25/2015, 09:30 AM

rubber band on bamboo skewer like a pole spear. lol

A1t2o · 11/25/2015, 09:53 AM

Stab the thing and take it out piece by piece with a tweezers. Dig until you get it all. Not sure how to use a trap, so I would just grab and pull.

Bent · 11/25/2015, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nuttyd

rubber band on bamboo skewer like a pole spear. lol

post a vid

Ejazzle · 11/25/2015, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nuttyd

rubber band on bamboo skewer like a pole spear. lol

hahah! I waited till night time, turned off pumps and filters, then I put a little bit of food outside his hole. When it came out I blocked the hole with a frag plug then grabbed him with some tweezers.

mxm · 11/25/2015, 06:07 PM

I set a trap and placed some scallop inside. He never moved, he's just sitting 2cm away from the entrance and now he went back inside his hole...

ScienceRulez · 11/25/2015, 07:19 PM

I'm still interested. I bet the kids would absolutely love it.

mxm · 11/25/2015, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScienceRulez

I'm still interested. I bet the kids would absolutely love it.

I doubt the crab will survive a plane ride for 16 hours

ScienceRulez · 11/26/2015, 12:16 AM

Pity. I was just thinking that the little guy would be great as a display.

11/24/2015, 07:09 PM	#1
mxm Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 50	Got a small gorilla crab, how do I kill it instantly? I see the crab sitting in a hole, it's about 1cm in size and looks like a nasty gorilla crab. How can I instantly kill it or get it out. Can I kill it with boiling water or will it survive? I can see where it lives, but won't be able to take or move rocks. Will squirting boiling water work or do I need to use force?

11/24/2015, 08:16 PM	#3
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I ambush them at night with a pair of fine point tweezers. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

11/24/2015, 08:42 PM	#5
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Boiling water then butter to dip the meat in... The trap is the easiest way IMO __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

11/25/2015, 06:07 PM	#11
mxm Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 50	I set a trap and placed some scallop inside. He never moved, he's just sitting 2cm away from the entrance and now he went back inside his hole... Last edited by mxm; 11/25/2015 at 06:14 PM.

11/24/2015, 08:20 PM	#4
xCry0x Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 1,116	Shot glass w/ some food in the bottom. Works great. I am an a-- hole, I fed the crabs I caught in my tank to the aggressive FOWLR tank we had at work. Formossa Wrasse: 5 Crab: 0

11/25/2015, 09:22 AM	#6
ScienceRulez Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 286	If it's not too late, I'd be happy to take it as I have no corals in my tank and if it gets out of line, the large hermit crabs will take it on.

11/25/2015, 09:30 AM	#7
nuttyd Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Coral Gables Posts: 520	rubber band on bamboo skewer like a pole spear. lol

11/25/2015, 09:53 AM	#8
A1t2o Moved On Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mankato, MN Posts: 382	Stab the thing and take it out piece by piece with a tweezers. Dig until you get it all. Not sure how to use a trap, so I would just grab and pull.

11/25/2015, 07:19 PM	#12
ScienceRulez Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 286	I'm still interested. I bet the kids would absolutely love it.

11/26/2015, 12:16 AM	#14
ScienceRulez Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 286	Pity. I was just thinking that the little guy would be great as a display.