Look what I pulled up!!!...Is it reef safe?

StinkinTuna · 03/27/2006, 07:23 PM

So I saw something move under a rock...in fact no, it was the whole rock moving! I lift up the rock and to my surprise...SURPRISE!!! Look what I pulled up!

So do you think he's reef safe?
I think those claws are all show, I don't think he'll eat any snails or hermits...in fact I think the snails and hermits will be cleaning him and I'm sure they can form a symbiotic relationship. He looks vegetarian to me......

I must have gotten him from a new lfs that opened called : Ranch 99. They have great deals on fish and shrimp too and tons of clams (literally hundreds to choose from!) You can even find squid and octopus there...wow now thats a LFS!!!

soundgeek · 03/27/2006, 07:29 PM

That looks like a good dinner.

cubman20 · 03/27/2006, 07:38 PM

Just took out one to it was only the size of a silver dollar

TOURKID · 03/27/2006, 07:55 PM

um... can anyone tell me what species my 2 hitchiker crabs are? i cant photogragh them because they hide in theyre caves all day

one is about a silver dollar one a nickle
the smaller one comes out for food. he has orange claws and stripes on his face (going top to bottom of face) he looks a little harry, and rounded top

bigger one looks similer from what i can tell, but much darker. ive never found a molt from the larger one. i found 1 off the smaller one...

li-mike · 03/27/2006, 07:57 PM

Yeah looks about as safe as this

Quote:

Originally posted by soundgeek
That looks like a good dinner.

Mike.B · 03/27/2006, 08:00 PM

So that was in your tank, my god how didnt you notice it before or when you bought it?

REEFKEEPA · 03/27/2006, 08:05 PM

Yea,
He's reef safe. Just don't put any fish in your tank!
Have him mounted on a plank and hang it on your wall!

tanker · 03/27/2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by subzero420
So that was in your tank, my god how didnt you notice it before or when you bought it?

I hope you know he was kidding..

LOL.....

MyMonkey · 03/27/2006, 08:18 PM

Kidding? Darnet. I was impressed...

tanker · 03/27/2006, 08:23 PM

They very sensitive to chemical changes. So......

Bring water up to 210 F (100 C to non-Americans) put crab in slowly. Wait 5 mins then enjoy. Burp!....Excuse me.

Mike.B · 03/27/2006, 08:25 PM

jeez, had me goin there!

You would need atleast a 500g tank to put it in or it would just look out of place, besides you know what would eventually happen...one day you would be really hungry with nothing in the house to eat except, well you know the rest!

CrazyLionfish · 03/27/2006, 08:35 PM

I thought it was real too lol

StinkinTuna · 03/27/2006, 08:48 PM

Hehehe, sorry guys just was in that kind of mood....as most found out it didn't come from my tank (but did come from the tank at Ranch 99; for those of you who don't know its a supermarket with live fresh seafood :P...could be considered a lfs

), Tanker got it right, I will be ah...'acclimating' him shortly....

I was in a weird mood....must have been because I tried smokin the bryopsis....

(j/k)
Let that be a lesson kids... say no to Bryopsis!

xtrstangx · 03/27/2006, 09:10 PM

I would say your crab is reef safe. Notice no hair on the arms/legs.. he should be OK to go back into your tank

StinkinTuna · 03/27/2006, 10:19 PM

With all the confusion on the proper Identiification and Introduction of Hitchhiker crabs, I thought I would make a step-by-step easy to follow guidline on what to do:

Step 1: Identify and Inspect Your Crab:
...in this case I have determined it is a species called: Dungeoness Crabass and seems to be free of any parasites.

Step 2: Prepare Acclimation Chamber:
Also a form of QT it is important to prepare the acclimation chamber to very specific temperatures...in this case, heat water untill oxygen is seen rising to the surface.

Step 3: Introduction of Crab/ Acclimation:
Make sure you slowly place any crabs into the acclimation chamber as placing too quicly may result in much splashed water and perhaps a sting to the arms of the caretaker.

Step 4: Acclimation Complete:
After 20 mins. remove crabs from acclimation chamber and serve...err I mean let him loose to continue to become a source of entertainment and sustenance.... & Your done!

I hope this has answered your questions on what to do the next time you find hitchhiker crabs your weren't expecting. Any further questions can be answered by your nearest ReefCentral mod who will be more than willing to further explain any of the above procedures.....

* Tangs in Terriaki Sauce will be covered next week....

Mike.B · 03/28/2006, 12:56 AM

Thats awesome StinkinTuna!

Fred_J · 03/28/2006, 02:30 AM

Tourkid-- see if you can find your crab here . The only crab I consider reef safe is a porcelain crab. Crabs can behave themselves for a long time, then who knows.

JmLee · 03/28/2006, 02:56 AM

lol

flipteg · 03/28/2006, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by li-mike
Yeah looks about as safe as this

haha... and people thought Michael Jackson endangered his kid by holding the baby out of the window... haha...

otterpop510 · 03/28/2006, 04:50 AM

'Tangs in Teriyaki Sauce'! so wrong!!! hehe.. too funny.. the steps for clam acclimation, what about steps for them jumbo 'cleaner' shrimps at ranch 99 too?..

sassyfishy · 03/28/2006, 06:42 AM

LOL! Thanks for the entertainment.

LOTUS50GOD · 03/28/2006, 07:47 AM

This is too much.... LOL

REEFKEEPA · 03/28/2006, 08:49 AM

Tuna,
You missed some key steps in setting up your quarantine tank.
First of all you need to check your salt mix and the other essential
CHEMICALS that you use. I would recommend the best available products such as the following:

Then I would upgrade my "TANK" size.

Notice in the next picture that I have added a lot of "BROWSE"
for the tank inhabitants to "PICK" on.

Finally I make sure that the "TANK" is of proper temperature
before adding any"LIVESTOCK"

.

pmac90 · 03/28/2006, 10:26 AM

now that's New Orleans cooking! we do the same thing in PA cause of a friends visit to NO many years ago. most of the time i "acclimate" my turkeys in that pot. They require oil though! And then after the bird is finish i put fries in... wow, i'm really hungry now.

Pete

mille239 · 03/28/2006, 10:39 AM

Tourkid.. could you get a picture of your hitchiker? it sound very similar to one I found (about the size of a quarter) he's in my fuge right now until I decide what to do with him.

03/27/2006, 07:23 PM	#1
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	Look what I pulled up!!!...Is it reef safe? So I saw something move under a rock...in fact no, it was the whole rock moving! I lift up the rock and to my surprise...SURPRISE!!! Look what I pulled up! So do you think he's reef safe? I think those claws are all show, I don't think he'll eat any snails or hermits...in fact I think the snails and hermits will be cleaning him and I'm sure they can form a symbiotic relationship. He looks vegetarian to me...... I must have gotten him from a new lfs that opened called : Ranch 99. They have great deals on fish and shrimp too and tons of clams (literally hundreds to choose from!) You can even find squid and octopus there...wow now thats a LFS!!!

03/27/2006, 07:29 PM	#2
soundgeek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 129	That looks like a good dinner. __________________ GEAUX TIGERS!!! Current Tank Info: 75gal

03/27/2006, 07:55 PM	#4
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	um... can anyone tell me what species my 2 hitchiker crabs are? i cant photogragh them because they hide in theyre caves all day one is about a silver dollar one a nickle the smaller one comes out for food. he has orange claws and stripes on his face (going top to bottom of face) he looks a little harry, and rounded top bigger one looks similer from what i can tell, but much darker. ive never found a molt from the larger one. i found 1 off the smaller one... __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

03/27/2006, 08:05 PM	#7
REEFKEEPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 494	Yea, He's reef safe. Just don't put any fish in your tank! Have him mounted on a plank and hang it on your wall! __________________ WE ROCK!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 70 Gallon tub drilled, 120Lbs LR, 140Lbs LS, CPR CY194 Sump w/LR trickle, Mag Drive 9.5 return, 2 x Tunze6025 for flow, 2 x Ice Cap 660 running 6 x 95 W lamps

03/27/2006, 08:18 PM	#9
MyMonkey Persona Non Grata Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,106	Kidding? Darnet. I was impressed... __________________ The worst thing about an unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it. Current Tank Info: 20 Long.10 months to my 240 In wall with Fish Room.

03/27/2006, 07:38 PM	#3
cubman20 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tinley park il Posts: 710	Just took out one to it was only the size of a silver dollar

03/27/2006, 08:00 PM	#6
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	So that was in your tank, my god how didnt you notice it before or when you bought it?

03/27/2006, 08:23 PM	#10
tanker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: sf bay area Posts: 3,522	They very sensitive to chemical changes. So...... Bring water up to 210 F (100 C to non-Americans) put crab in slowly. Wait 5 mins then enjoy. Burp!....Excuse me.

03/27/2006, 08:25 PM	#11
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	jeez, had me goin there! You would need atleast a 500g tank to put it in or it would just look out of place, besides you know what would eventually happen...one day you would be really hungry with nothing in the house to eat except, well you know the rest!

03/27/2006, 08:35 PM	#12
CrazyLionfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Posts: 1,627	I thought it was real too lol __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 75 gallon fowlr, 12 gallon, 40 gallon reef

03/27/2006, 08:48 PM	#13
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	Hehehe, sorry guys just was in that kind of mood....as most found out it didn't come from my tank (but did come from the tank at Ranch 99; for those of you who don't know its a supermarket with live fresh seafood :P...could be considered a lfs ), Tanker got it right, I will be ah...'acclimating' him shortly.... I was in a weird mood....must have been because I tried smokin the bryopsis.... (j/k) Let that be a lesson kids... say no to Bryopsis!

03/27/2006, 09:10 PM	#14
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	I would say your crab is reef safe. Notice no hair on the arms/legs.. he should be OK to go back into your tank

03/27/2006, 10:19 PM	#15
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	Proper Acclimation & Introduction of Hitchhiker Crab With all the confusion on the proper Identiification and Introduction of Hitchhiker crabs, I thought I would make a step-by-step easy to follow guidline on what to do: Step 1: Identify and Inspect Your Crab: ...in this case I have determined it is a species called: Dungeoness Crabass and seems to be free of any parasites. Step 2: Prepare Acclimation Chamber: Also a form of QT it is important to prepare the acclimation chamber to very specific temperatures...in this case, heat water untill oxygen is seen rising to the surface. Step 3: Introduction of Crab/ Acclimation: Make sure you slowly place any crabs into the acclimation chamber as placing too quicly may result in much splashed water and perhaps a sting to the arms of the caretaker. Step 4: Acclimation Complete: After 20 mins. remove crabs from acclimation chamber and serve...err I mean let him loose to continue to become a source of entertainment and sustenance.... & Your done! I hope this has answered your questions on what to do the next time you find hitchhiker crabs your weren't expecting. Any further questions can be answered by your nearest ReefCentral mod who will be more than willing to further explain any of the above procedures..... * Tangs in Terriaki Sauce will be covered next week....

03/28/2006, 12:56 AM	#16
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	Thats awesome StinkinTuna!

03/28/2006, 02:30 AM	#17
Fred_J Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 514	Tourkid-- see if you can find your crab here . The only crab I consider reef safe is a porcelain crab. Crabs can behave themselves for a long time, then who knows. __________________ Fred Current Tank Info: 75g reef 20g sump, 55g reef 10g sump

03/28/2006, 02:56 AM	#18
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	lol

03/28/2006, 04:50 AM	#20
otterpop510 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: oakland, ca Posts: 1,018	'Tangs in Teriyaki Sauce'! so wrong!!! hehe.. too funny.. the steps for clam acclimation, what about steps for them jumbo 'cleaner' shrimps at ranch 99 too?.. __________________ huh? you mean those are not purple people eaters in my avatar? Current Tank Info: home: 75 gal reef, 18 gal planted discus; class: 20 gal reef and some goldfish which won't die..

03/28/2006, 06:42 AM	#21
sassyfishy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 118	LOL! Thanks for the entertainment.

03/28/2006, 07:47 AM	#22
LOTUS50GOD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,210	This is too much.... LOL __________________ Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR

03/28/2006, 08:49 AM	#23
REEFKEEPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 494	PROPER acclimation process ! Tuna, You missed some key steps in setting up your quarantine tank. First of all you need to check your salt mix and the other essential CHEMICALS that you use. I would recommend the best available products such as the following: Then I would upgrade my "TANK" size. Notice in the next picture that I have added a lot of "BROWSE" for the tank inhabitants to "PICK" on. Finally I make sure that the "TANK" is of proper temperature before adding any"LIVESTOCK" . __________________ WE ROCK!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 70 Gallon tub drilled, 120Lbs LR, 140Lbs LS, CPR CY194 Sump w/LR trickle, Mag Drive 9.5 return, 2 x Tunze6025 for flow, 2 x Ice Cap 660 running 6 x 95 W lamps

03/28/2006, 10:26 AM	#24
pmac90 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, PA Posts: 13	now that's New Orleans cooking! we do the same thing in PA cause of a friends visit to NO many years ago. most of the time i "acclimate" my turkeys in that pot. They require oil though! And then after the bird is finish i put fries in... wow, i'm really hungry now. Pete __________________ 90 gallon AGA Reef shrooms, leather, candy cane, GSP Current Tank Info: 90 Gal fowlr aga - slowly reefin' it

03/28/2006, 10:39 AM	#25
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	Tourkid.. could you get a picture of your hitchiker? it sound very similar to one I found (about the size of a quarter) he's in my fuge right now until I decide what to do with him. __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)