strawberry crabs reef safe?
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Topic: strawberry crabs reef safe?
Posted By: dustponds10
Subject: strawberry crabs reef safe?
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 11:00pm
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I was just wondering if anyone know if strawberry crabs are reef safe? Any info would be great as well. I am out of town and have one and am just a little worried. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
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Posted By: griffith
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 11:30pm
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Yes, they are fine and cool.
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Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 11:59pm
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awsome. That is so cool. My wife just fell in love with the little guy and I had to buy him. So that is so good to know. I love getting new inverts. Thanks ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 12:29am
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I added one about 5 weeks ago, Haven't seen him since! ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: GentlemanBean
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 12:35am
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We had one for a couple of months and he was fine other than killing an emerald crab. However, he was nocturnal so we rarely saw him and he just mysteriously died one day. He was huge so I don't think he was killed... maybe they have weird dietary requirements...
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 8:37am
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I say they are reef safe, and Fenner says they are not.
But we agree, they are way cool.
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Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 8:54am
| I had one in my nano. Never seemed to bother anything. But, I never saw it either ... |
Posted By: superman1981
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 10:51am
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I have one in my 125, I see him once every month or two... They hide almost all the time... Every time I think he's dead, he pops up again... They are way cool though!
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Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 12:52pm
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sweet this really takes my mind off of him eating polyps, Hopefully I didnt get the exception. I agree they are way cool and he does hide alot but I think my wife knows his favorite hiding place so she sees him hiding every now and again. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: GSIDE
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 3:52pm
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I believe mine killed my emerald crab. I caught him doing some suspicious behavior at night. They're sold as reef safe, but my personal opinion is they are not.
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Posted By: pgravis
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 4:02pm
| I have two that came with my tank. I do notice a large pile of snail shells underneath its favorite hiding spot, but my wife really enjoys having them. Mine are pretty active right after the lights go out. |
Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 4:22pm
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cool if they are more active when there is more then one then I might end up getting another. What other inverts are awsome and reef safe that you dont come across very often? I have the regular cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, emeralds, hermits and serpent star but am always looking for some more. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 5:47pm
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My two favorites are Sexy Shrimp and Porcelain Crabs.
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Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 6:16pm
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Mike what do those need for care? I have a mixed reef is there anything special that they need to thrive? I dont want to get anything that I am not suited to keep for a long time. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 7:15pm
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I've not kept the Sexy shrimp. They are small and are scavengers that will even eat flake food. Porcelain Crabs are filter feeders and get plankton from the water column.  Mike ------------- |
Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 7:31pm
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so that means I would probably have to feed phyto or something quite often so that the porclin crab could eat. I will think about them but I think I might get some sexy shrimp
By the way Mike I cannot get enough of your pictures. There is so much detail in them and they are always so clear. Awsome Job ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 9:44pm
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Thanks Dustin.
Be careful with Sexy Shrimp if you have any fish that eat small shrimp like Jawfish or Hawkfish.
Both Sexy Shrimp and Porcelain Crabs like to live in anemones but don't need to. The picture above is one living on a carpet anemone.
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Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 10:08pm
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Mike, Great Pics. I love the Fire red Shrimps. Not quite sure on the name. Fireshrimp Maybe? ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 10:47pm
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Fireshrimp are cool but I found them to be too shy and hide a lot.
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Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: January 28 2009 at 2:11am
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That is what I have found with fire shrimp too. They are super shy. I dont have anything that eats shrimp so That will be good. Ill look for some next time I go to town. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: Yindar
Date Posted: January 28 2009 at 2:21pm
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I also have a fireshrimp and a strawberry crab. The strawberry i got free from hitchhiking on a rock. I rarely see it. The fireshrimp is shy but doesn't hide to the point where I rarely see him like the strawberry.
I'm wondering something though. I have been having a problem keeping zoos. Something is eating them and I don't know who the culprit is. But whatever is doing it is eating them at night. I have been suspicious of the strawberry but I can't honestly say it's him.
I also have 2 emerald crabs and 2 cleaner shrimp as well. I know its not either of these because I see them constantly every day and they are never bothering the zoos.
Anyone else had this suspicion of the Strawberry Crab?
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Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 30 2009 at 9:17pm
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Dustin, you DO have something that eats shrimp. If the strawberry will eat an emerald I would suspect the sexy shrimp would be an easy target. I tried adding a trio of sexy's to my tank and I believe my thought to be dead peppermint shrimp did them in. Could have been my six line or Royal Gramma too, I guess. Sexy shrimp need an absolutely friendly environment.
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