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Posted: January 05 2009 at 7:17pm |
I have only bought 2 emerald crabs. both have gotten quite large. and now there is a small one walking around. huh??? has anyone heard of the crabs breeding? if so How do I know if they are breeding? It has been 6 months since I added new rock. just frags that have been diped and treated so if it survived that and I missed a crab...... doubtful.
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Posted: January 05 2009 at 7:34pm |
Almost certainly came in on the live rock as a small crab. Only remotely possible that the crab was tank raised. In fact, it would be a first to my knowledge.
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Posted: January 05 2009 at 7:58pm |
Thats what I figgured, but I am hoping that I have a breeding pair. that would be awesome.
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Posted: January 05 2009 at 9:58pm |
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As in Peppermint and Cleaner Shrimp, their larvae would become fish food.
That little crab may not be an Emerald. Look at it's pincers. The ends where they make contact should be flat discs. Anything else and it would most likely be as Adam said, what is called a rock crab. Watch it closely to be sure it isn't eating something that you want to keep. If it becomes a pest, it is easy to trap in a glass jar baited with a piece of shrimp, and tipped at a 60 degree angle against the LR.
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 1:06am |
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I agree with Adam and Mark. Probably a hitchhiker, and probably not an emerald.
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:08am |
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I know it is an emerald. it has the furry legs rounded pincers and a rough top body.
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:43am |
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I bet it hithced in as well, I noticed a crap in my tank that i have never seen before last week, i have not added rock in about 9 months . . . Crabs can hid really well
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:50am |
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Mythrax/Emerald Crabs do not have fuzzy legs. The pincers must be flat where they make contact. I would watch it very closely.
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 11:09am |
 Mark Peterson wrote:
Mythrax/Emerald Crabs do not have fuzzy legs. The pincers must be flat where they make contact. I would watch it very closely.
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Interesting .... Every Emerald crab that I have ever had have fuzzy legs ..
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 12:12pm |
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I noticed a crap in my tank
Man, I hate it when that happens!
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 6:39pm |
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Emeralds do have "hairy/fuzzy" legs, but as Mark said the pinchers are a sure giveaway. Are they flat where they make contact?
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:13pm |
jfinch wrote:
I noticed a crap in my tank
Man, I hate it when that happens!
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 11:19pm |
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Flat and rounded. it is an emerald that is for sure.
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 11:28pm |
your did have a baby they are just too stuborn to admit that a pair can bred in a hobby tank lol....
i would say it was prolly a hitch hiker, it was prolly mine lol i cant find the lil guy now. j/k
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 11:39pm |
Okay, so maybe Emerald Crabs have hairy legs, but mine aren't European, they are American 'cause they shave their legs smooth as a baby's bottom. 
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