Unknown Crab Help!!!!!!!!!!

marinelife · 10-22-2001, 06:45 PM

Hey all I have a crab in my Live Rock, it is black and has white at its joints, and hides in the holes in my Live Rock. Any Idea of what kind of crab it could and if I need to try and get it out. I hope it is reef safe because it is in a huge rock with corals on it and would be hard to get out. Thanks

eses · 10-22-2001, 09:55 PM

Red eyes? Pretty squat? Broad body and fat little arms and claws? If so, sounds like you probably have a rock crab of somekind. Generally harmless, will do some rearranging of your small rocks and shells on the bottom in an attempt to build itself a home usually. I kept mine, most people kill theirs. I've yet to have a problem with it though, but I would think they get kind of large..mine is about 1" in size.

Keep and eye on it, if it gets too rowdy kick it out.

Firefish · 10-23-2001, 08:53 AM

I have one also, but it's brown and about 2" in size

I'm going to post a pic later. I saw it one night when the lights went out. Scared the crap out of me. The reef seems fine and all the corals are still intact, but I have noticed alot of empty snail shells and half eaten hermits. It must've hitched in with some LR.h

addicted2fish · 10-23-2001, 09:37 AM

Eventually it will become a problem. Count on it.

10-22-2001, 06:45 PM	#1
marinelife Citizen Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Union, Ohio USA Posts: 223	Unknown Crab Help!!!!!!!!!! Hey all I have a crab in my Live Rock, it is black and has white at its joints, and hides in the holes in my Live Rock. Any Idea of what kind of crab it could and if I need to try and get it out. I hope it is reef safe because it is in a huge rock with corals on it and would be hard to get out. Thanks __________________ Check out my reef tank at www.marinelifeweb.com Marine Aquarium Society of Ohio www.masohio.com

10-23-2001, 08:53 AM	#3
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	I have one also, but it's brown and about 2" in size I'm going to post a pic later. I saw it one night when the lights went out. Scared the crap out of me. The reef seems fine and all the corals are still intact, but I have noticed alot of empty snail shells and half eaten hermits. It must've hitched in with some LR.h __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

10-23-2001, 09:37 AM	#4
addicted2fish Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: St. Pete, Florida, USA Posts: 107	Eventually it will become a problem. Count on it. __________________ They aren't spoiled - all kids smell that way

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10-22-2001, 09:55 PM	#2
eses Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 270	Red eyes? Pretty squat? Broad body and fat little arms and claws? If so, sounds like you probably have a rock crab of somekind. Generally harmless, will do some rearranging of your small rocks and shells on the bottom in an attempt to build itself a home usually. I kept mine, most people kill theirs. I've yet to have a problem with it though, but I would think they get kind of large..mine is about 1" in size. Keep and eye on it, if it gets too rowdy kick it out.

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