Finally a good pic of grumpy crab. ID?

Bent · 08/18/2015, 07:47 PM

Finally got a good pic of this guy.

He's very pretty, purple with striped legs.

He's decently big, about 1.5" across. He's also very reclusive. He sees me coming and pow, he's under a rock.

He's got the claws of a meat eater, so he is residing in my fuge with the rest of the misfits.

Any idea what he is? I'm thinking a purple shore crab.

Edit:

Just got a good pic of the back of him.

Ron Reefman · 08/19/2015, 05:52 AM

Tough call for me, but it looks like a young stone crab.

Did it come in with your LR? They are very common here in South Florida. I had one in my 45g refugium that lived under the Chaeto and got to be about 3" to 4" across his carapace at the shoulders.

Sugar Magnolia · 08/19/2015, 07:36 AM

Yeah, looks like a stone crab.

Bent · 08/19/2015, 11:42 AM

Yeah he came with the tbs rock.

After looking at pics he does look like a SC.

I never can tell, all these crabs look the same to me. He can hang out in the fuge if he wants. He not bothering notin'....yet.

Edit:
Yep you guys are good.
http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/newsl...he-right-crab/

Mishri · 08/19/2015, 11:51 AM

yep.. stone crab... i got 2 of them with my TBS order.. he ate my starfish and basically anything else he could catch..I had 2 of them, moved them to their own aquarium.. 1 died recently though.. not sure why, i've been feeding them regularly.

After removing them I saw a ton of life coming out of the rocks, all sorts of things I didn't know I had.. they were all hiding from the stone crabs haha. (Even gorilla crabs were hiding, i thought they were all dead, nope, they are out and about now)..

That he is in your fuge is good, if there isn't anything you don't mind losing in there

Bent · 08/19/2015, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mishri

yep.. stone crab... i got 2 of them with my TBS order.. he ate my starfish and basically anything else he could catch..I had 2 of them, moved them to their own aquarium.. 1 died recently though.. not sure why, i've been feeding them regularly.

After removing them I saw a ton of life coming out of the rocks, all sorts of things I didn't know I had.. they were all hiding from the stone crabs haha. (Even gorilla crabs were hiding, i thought they were all dead, nope, they are out and about now)..

That he is in your fuge is good, if there isn't anything you don't mind losing in there

I've got a sea hare and some hermits in there. I guess I need to set him up his own little system at some point. Eventually he will get too big for the fuge, and I can see him going grump all over some poor peaceful critter that winds up in there. The sea hare too actually, will probably get to big to let chill in the fuge.

Right now the hare is about 4" and the crab is about 1.5-2".

Time to pick up a couple new tanks.

Bent · 12/21/2015, 07:19 PM

Thought I would update this as I spied grumpy crab today in the sump.

Dude he's huge. He's grown at least triple the size since I first put him in there.

I'm convinced the sump is utopia for crabs. They hate other living things unless they can eat them, they love the dark, they love to pick at crap. They can do all that to their hearts content in the sump.

chilli_reef · 12/21/2015, 07:48 PM

Wait till he gets bigger and cook him !
Stone crab is good good gooood ! Lol !

MondoBongo · 12/21/2015, 07:49 PM

little bit larger and you can break out some drawn butter for him.

Bent · 12/21/2015, 08:35 PM

Lol

I might start harvesting his claws if he gets big enough!

I like him. He's a pretty cool character after watching him do his thing for a while tonight.

I've always wanted a "sump monster". If this thing gets big enough it will def qualify.

seamonster124 · 12/21/2015, 08:38 PM

I call all those unknown crabs "Lawn Crabs". They do well on the lawn; that's their natural habitat.

Bent · 12/21/2015, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by seamonster124

I call all those unknown crabs "Lawn Crabs". They do well on the lawn; that's their natural habitat.

Lol funny.

I would have made him a boiled crab, but he's happy down there and I don't think he's hurting anything. That is until he gets to be the size of my foot and starts wandering around the basement.

m0nkie · 12/21/2015, 10:01 PM

reminds me of Pinchy

08/18/2015, 07:47 PM	#1
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Finally a good pic of grumpy crab. ID? Finally got a good pic of this guy. He's very pretty, purple with striped legs. He's decently big, about 1.5" across. He's also very reclusive. He sees me coming and pow, he's under a rock. He's got the claws of a meat eater, so he is residing in my fuge with the rest of the misfits. Any idea what he is? I'm thinking a purple shore crab. Edit: Just got a good pic of the back of him. __________________ 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 Last edited by Bent; 08/18/2015 at 07:58 PM.

08/19/2015, 05:52 AM	#2
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Tough call for me, but it looks like a young stone crab. Did it come in with your LR? They are very common here in South Florida. I had one in my 45g refugium that lived under the Chaeto and got to be about 3" to 4" across his carapace at the shoulders. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

08/19/2015, 07:36 AM	#3
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Yeah, looks like a stone crab. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

08/19/2015, 11:42 AM	#4
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Yeah he came with the tbs rock. After looking at pics he does look like a SC. I never can tell, all these crabs look the same to me. He can hang out in the fuge if he wants. He not bothering notin'....yet. Edit: Yep you guys are good. http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/newsl...he-right-crab/ __________________ 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

08/19/2015, 11:51 AM	#5
Mishri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 1,404	yep.. stone crab... i got 2 of them with my TBS order.. he ate my starfish and basically anything else he could catch..I had 2 of them, moved them to their own aquarium.. 1 died recently though.. not sure why, i've been feeding them regularly. After removing them I saw a ton of life coming out of the rocks, all sorts of things I didn't know I had.. they were all hiding from the stone crabs haha. (Even gorilla crabs were hiding, i thought they were all dead, nope, they are out and about now).. That he is in your fuge is good, if there isn't anything you don't mind losing in there __________________ 300 gallon 8ft long, 2x xf250 gyre, reef octopus 250-int - work in progress Aquarist since 1986

12/21/2015, 07:19 PM	#7
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Thought I would update this as I spied grumpy crab today in the sump. Dude he's huge. He's grown at least triple the size since I first put him in there. I'm convinced the sump is utopia for crabs. They hate other living things unless they can eat them, they love the dark, they love to pick at crap. They can do all that to their hearts content in the sump. __________________ 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

12/21/2015, 07:48 PM	#8
chilli_reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Chillicothe Ohio Posts: 468	Wait till he gets bigger and cook him ! Stone crab is good good gooood ! Lol ! __________________ "But did you die !" Current Tank Info: 75g nondrilled reef.

12/21/2015, 07:49 PM	#9
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	little bit larger and you can break out some drawn butter for him. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

12/21/2015, 08:35 PM	#10
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Lol I might start harvesting his claws if he gets big enough! I like him. He's a pretty cool character after watching him do his thing for a while tonight. I've always wanted a "sump monster". If this thing gets big enough it will def qualify. __________________ 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

12/21/2015, 08:38 PM	#11
seamonster124 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States Posts: 900	I call all those unknown crabs "Lawn Crabs". They do well on the lawn; that's their natural habitat. __________________ Just say NO to Walls of text:

12/21/2015, 10:01 PM	#13
m0nkie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: LA Posts: 6,264	reminds me of Pinchy __________________ 560gal in the making