Crab ID
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Topic: Crab ID
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Subject: Crab ID
Date Posted: January 11 2009 at 6:52pm
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Found this little guy in the sump hanging on the filter sock.
He was more pink and cream when I first saw him, but then he crawled in the filter sock... which I was taking out (figures).
He is TINY. Maybe an 1 1/2 inches leg to leg. His body is flat, speckled, and triangle shaped with his little black eyes are far apart at the "corners" of his body. He has pink and white striped legs that have hairs, but are fuzzy. He has little pointed claws the curve inward.
I assume not reef safe so back in the sumo he goes.
Really bad pic (where is Mike when you need him
 ) ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
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Posted By: shakin06
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 6:14pm
I cant help but can say its a crab
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Posted By: tazman1982
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 6:24pm
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the color I can see almost looks like a sally light foot. BUT I could be VERY wrong ------------- 75 Reef 55 Reef |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 6:29pm
Thanks Steve. That was inspiring. 
Not a sally light foot. I've had one of those.
Maybe it's the aliens... they brought me an outer space crab.  ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 7:31pm
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sorry but i am going to say i am 98% sure its a sally lightfoot. ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 11:32pm
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Deffinately NOT a sally lightfoot.
It's the wrong color and the sally lightfoot had a rounded square body, this one has a triangular one. ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: larhalli
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 2:56am
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It is hard to tell from the picture but from what you describe could it be some type of anemone crab or Hawaiian crab or maybe a boxing crab? The sally lightfoot does have striped legs but they are more yellow and brown not pink and white. It is hard to say, could be something I have no pictures of.
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Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 3:08am
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tell me they dont look the same
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they have the same conformation, same patterns, identicle, maybe its just a different color variety. ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |