Crab hitchhiker

[BTL]

I just noticed this little guy in my filter, he is kind of orangish/tan/white looking and only 1 cm across. his claws are big and he looks hairy too. SHould i remove him or just let him chill?

Ira

[Mobious]

If he is in your filter i dont see any problems.. I have one of these in my filter aswell.. I had to remove him from my tank because to kept moving rocks around. Red legs with a white back right?

[BTL]

nope, its legs are a creamy white color and his back is a light orange.

[Green Mariner]

does it look like this?


If this is it, check out the ID page on my site, then go to the crustation gallery!!
HTH

[BTL]

nope, its colors are much more subdued than that and it dosnt have any clear parts on it

[organicreefer]

btl,
i found two of the same crabs(at least sounds like it) in a setup i bought .one was like an inch the other was more like 3 inches.i have both in a 30 gallon along with another large crab i found. i would at least cage it in the sump or filter.its a pretty big gamble to take for a crab youll probly never see anyway.

[BTL]

The guys at the LFS looked at it and said it is an anenome crab. Cool free critter i guess.

Ira