Crab ID plz....reef safe?

n00b mariner · 02/01/2006, 01:36 PM

Surfzup2k4 · 02/01/2006, 01:37 PM

chunk it or sump it

n00b mariner · 02/01/2006, 01:39 PM

chunk it?

TippyToeX · 02/01/2006, 01:54 PM

I don't believe in "reef safe crabs". They are opportunistic omnivores. If they want a live meaty meal they can and will do for it.

I'd ban that sucker to the sump.

Lpsfanatic338 · 02/01/2006, 02:02 PM

If those are spikes on its claws then it's probably a gorilla crab, toss it

z_rivers · 02/01/2006, 02:37 PM

that is an emerald crab. they wont eat meat unless its already dead IMO.

scubasteve247 · 02/01/2006, 03:09 PM

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that is an emerald crab. they wont eat meat unless its already dead IMO.

im sorry man but there is no way that is a stone, hes def not reef safe, if you leave him in your tank your gonna regret it, and you may never be able to get him out.

mnewsome · 02/01/2006, 03:14 PM

He looks very similar to the small crab I found in my tank 2 days ago. I've been looking for an ID, but had no way to take a pic and post it.

Marinworld · 02/01/2006, 05:07 PM

That's not a Stone Crab. That is an Emerald Crab!!!

Stone Crabs have a smooth body shell. Emeralds are green and bumpy which that one looks like. I can only go by the photo. You make the call.

Marinworld

mnewsome · 02/02/2006, 07:31 AM

I didn't think emerald crabs were hairy though.

z_rivers · 02/02/2006, 08:29 AM

emerald crabs can be hairy on their legs. IMO with emerald crabs, they wont attack or harm anything unless its dead and sitting there. i have a few in my tank and theyve posed no problems what so ever. theyll eat algae from the rocks, floating pieces of nori, and every now and again i feed them pieces of silverside which they seem to enjoy.

02/01/2006, 01:36 PM	#1
n00b mariner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 211	Crab ID plz....reef safe? __________________ Youll Never Walk Alone Current Tank Info: 30G Long Mini Reef

02/01/2006, 01:39 PM	#3
n00b mariner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 211	chunk it? __________________ Youll Never Walk Alone Current Tank Info: 30G Long Mini Reef

02/01/2006, 01:54 PM	#4
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	I don't believe in "reef safe crabs". They are opportunistic omnivores. If they want a live meaty meal they can and will do for it. I'd ban that sucker to the sump. __________________ -Amy-

02/01/2006, 02:37 PM	#6
z_rivers Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cranberry Twp, PA Posts: 1,240	that is an emerald crab. they wont eat meat unless its already dead IMO. __________________ -Aaron Current Tank Info: 75gal display, 30 gallon sump/refugium, 2x 250w Hamilton 14K MH, 4,000 gallon koi pond

02/01/2006, 05:07 PM	#9
Marinworld Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 89	That's not a Stone Crab. That is an Emerald Crab!!! Stone Crabs have a smooth body shell. Emeralds are green and bumpy which that one looks like. I can only go by the photo. You make the call. Marinworld __________________ "I Never Met A Fish I Didn't Like" Current Tank Info: 58 Gallon Reef Tank, Wet-Dry, Skimmer, UV, Chiller, SPS/LPS, Acanthurus leucosternon, Paracanthurus hepatus, Premnas biaculeatus, Centropyge acanthops/loriculus/nox, Gramma loreto, Pomacentrus coeruleus, Neocirrhitus armatus

02/01/2006, 01:37 PM	#2
Surfzup2k4 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 355	chunk it or sump it

02/01/2006, 02:02 PM	#5
Lpsfanatic338 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, New York Posts: 364	If those are spikes on its claws then it's probably a gorilla crab, toss it

02/01/2006, 03:14 PM	#8
mnewsome Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FL Posts: 280	He looks very similar to the small crab I found in my tank 2 days ago. I've been looking for an ID, but had no way to take a pic and post it.

02/02/2006, 07:31 AM	#10
mnewsome Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FL Posts: 280	I didn't think emerald crabs were hairy though.

02/02/2006, 08:29 AM	#11
z_rivers Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cranberry Twp, PA Posts: 1,240	emerald crabs can be hairy on their legs. IMO with emerald crabs, they wont attack or harm anything unless its dead and sitting there. i have a few in my tank and theyve posed no problems what so ever. theyll eat algae from the rocks, floating pieces of nori, and every now and again i feed them pieces of silverside which they seem to enjoy. __________________ -Aaron Current Tank Info: 75gal display, 30 gallon sump/refugium, 2x 250w Hamilton 14K MH, 4,000 gallon koi pond