Crab ID please

cowboyswife · 03/12/2007, 02:49 PM

Can someone help me ID this little bugger so I can know if he is good or bad? Sorry the second pic is kind of grainy.

Travis L. Stevens · 03/12/2007, 03:00 PM

Looks almost like a decorator crab.

rustybucket145 · 03/12/2007, 03:01 PM

I would say decorator also.

cowboyswife · 03/12/2007, 03:30 PM

Awesome! Thanks guys!!

costello303 · 03/12/2007, 03:33 PM

hes a funky looking lil fella, better than the unknown crabs i had in my tank, altho one was black with nice silver racing stripes down the middle!

Paintbug · 03/12/2007, 03:41 PM

looks like a Majidae Crab of some kind for sure. probably a Spider or Decorator Crab.

in the first pic is it heading into the sand?

sunfish11 · 03/12/2007, 03:48 PM

He's cute!

cowboyswife · 03/12/2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paintbug
looks like a Majidae Crab of some kind for sure. probably a Spider or Decorator Crab.

in the first pic is it heading into the sand?

Yeah he was. He hitched a ride on that cuc in the second pic for a few hours this morning. He is a cute little dude. Good to know he isnt harmful.

cowboyswife · 03/12/2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by costello303
hes a funky looking lil fella, better than the unknown crabs i had in my tank, altho one was black with nice silver racing stripes down the middle!

Now thats one Id love to see!!

Paintbug · 03/12/2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cowboyswife
Yeah he was. He hitched a ride on that cuc in the second pic for a few hours this morning. He is a cute little dude. Good to know he isnt harmful.

that makes since. that kinda was throwing me off LOL. looks like he brought some nice blue sponge with him as well.

03/12/2007, 02:49 PM	#1
cowboyswife Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 2,187	Crab ID please Can someone help me ID this little bugger so I can know if he is good or bad? Sorry the second pic is kind of grainy. __________________ "The voice of the sea speaks to the soul." - Kate Chopin ~Becca Current Tank Info: Out of the hobby for the time being. But Im sticking around anyway!

03/12/2007, 03:00 PM	#2
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Looks almost like a decorator crab. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

03/12/2007, 03:01 PM	#3
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	I would say decorator also. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

03/12/2007, 03:30 PM	#4
cowboyswife Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 2,187	Awesome! Thanks guys!! __________________ "The voice of the sea speaks to the soul." - Kate Chopin ~Becca Current Tank Info: Out of the hobby for the time being. But Im sticking around anyway!

03/12/2007, 03:41 PM	#6
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	looks like a Majidae Crab of some kind for sure. probably a Spider or Decorator Crab. in the first pic is it heading into the sand? __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

03/12/2007, 03:33 PM	#5
costello303 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 101	hes a funky looking lil fella, better than the unknown crabs i had in my tank, altho one was black with nice silver racing stripes down the middle!

03/12/2007, 03:48 PM	#7
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	He's cute!