Crab ID
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Topic: Crab ID
Posted By: PMGuernsey
Subject: Crab ID
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 10:05pm
I found this guy and finally cought him so I could get a picture. I am wondering if anyone one knows what type of a crab he is. I have seen him in my tank several times in the last six months he only comes out at night. I am wondering if he may have caused the disaperance of my palyathoa in october. http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28412&KW=palyathoa&PID=256607#256607 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28412&KW=palyathoa&PID=256607#256607
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 10:24pm
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Pretty little guy! Great picture.
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Posted By: drysea
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 10:47pm
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Throw a polyp in that you would not miss. He might show you. I have a few buttons I would donate to the question. |
Posted By: GentlemanBean
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 10:54pm
He is pretty cute. Very nice picture. Let me know if you decide to get rid of him. I will add him to my collection of misfits  .
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Posted By: Acrid
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 10:58pm
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OMG I love him!
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Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 11:08pm
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HAHA! You guys are NERDS! ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: PMGuernsey
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 7:43am
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OK I will try tossing a palyathoa in there and see what he does. He is still in the jar in my tank with a metal lid on with holes in the lid. The metal lid wont cause any problems in the tank for a day or two will it? ------------- |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 8:01am
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I would remove the metal lid asap! ..
------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 8:17am
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No metal for me. Maybe you could rubberband some plastic to the top?
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Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 12:47pm
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I agree with Mike, bridal vale would work great for this ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 1:47pm
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its ok for a day or two. ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 2:17pm
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I avoid metal. I dont use metal tongs or anything. ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 3:57pm
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Dang that is a cute crab! We have a mystery crab as well that we actually witnessed eating pulsing Xenia. We banished him to the refugium for awhile and sold off all the Xenia. We recently released him back in the tank. I have been watching him and he has so far behaved. He is not cute though. I think if he were cuter I would let him get away with more. ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Crazy Tarzan
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 4:34pm
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if he eats palys, I'll take him--I have a few I wouldn't mind coming up MIA
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Posted By: PMGuernsey
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:40am
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He either eats palys or he has a paly fetish, because after I put one in he hasn't let go of it. My wife and I are deciding what to do with, but if we decide we don't want him someone can come pick him up. We placed all of are zoanthids in our 5 gallon 2 months ago so they woudn't disapear, so we don't have any in that tank anyways. I would kind of like to move them back though so we will see. If we dont want him though we are in Harrisville. (N. Ogden) Thanks ------------- |
Posted By: GentlemanBean
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 11:06am
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Cool! Please keep us updated. I would love to take him if you decide not to keep him.
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Posted By: PMGuernsey
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 4:46pm
 I regret to inform everyone, but the poor little guy died 2 days ago just as I was about to set him loose again. I learned it is not good to keep critters locked up in jars for 3 days. It was either the metal that got to him, but it was only on the lid for 14 hours or so, or I didn't poke enough holes in the plastic wrap that I put over the top.------------- |
Posted By: tazman1982
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 4:48pm
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Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: December 09 2008 at 6:11pm
Sorry you lost the little bugger, he was cute. Even if he was a pest. I found a nudi on a frag of zoos (I was a newbie to them) and thought he was SO cute... till he ate them.  He was suddenly much less cute.
The general guide for crabs is in the claws (I don't know if it is true for all crabs, just what I've seen). Round claws is reef safe. Sharp pointed (or fuzzy looking body) is not.
If you've ever looked at an emerald crab's claws they have round tips. ------------- "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 |