OMG! Caught the little bugger!!

[Stevenmi]

I will name it "The Blond yetti crab"

My daughter has fallen in "love" with him, so into a little 10 gallon in her room he goes.

I can't find any pictures of anything like this. Any suggestions would be very helpfull. Hairy rock crab?

Kinda cute...I think it is wearing those bigfoot boots from the early 80's.

Steve

 

[R.yumaDaddy?]

WOW, never seen one like that. Looks big.

 

[Gina]

Yikes! Don't know what it is called but, it's scarry!
Good job crab hunting!

 

[Stevenmi]

About 2" across...kinda scared me seeing him this morning pushing through my Zoa's to get back to his hole....in a 12 gallon.

Lesson learned...always check the holes x2 in your live rock. before adding it to the tank.

Gina:...I just had to go get him. Used a fishing line with a shrimp on it..tugged it along slowly and gave a quick yank then grabed him with a big pair of grabbers.

Steve

 

[Gina]

It's my understanding that hairy crabs are evil. Witful would say they all are! LOL

 

[Frankie]

man i didnt know crabs could have more hair then me!

 

[Witfull]

that is an extremely fuzzy evil monster~

 

[Cougra]

It looks a lot like a Pilumnus vespertilio, AKA Common Hairy Crab

 

[Kensn]

I had one very similiar to him... Mr. Fuzzy was his name. Never saw him do to much evil... Never really ever saw him much at all....

 

[cioutlaw]

Ive seen them called Teddy Bear crabs

 

[Stevenmi]

hmmm.....Polydectus cupulifer or Pilumnus vespertilio, sure looks like one of them.

It will now live in a FOWLR tank...thanks everyone!!...


Steve

 

[cheeks69]

Very cool lookin crab

 

[Woodstock]

Okay.. I am not a crab lover but that guy is adorable! I'm glad you're keeping him

 

[billyr98]

He is funny.. i had to grab the wife and show him off!!
nice catch!

 

[lcstorc]

That's the crab you were talking about! Wow! He actually looks pretty cool. Glad you were able to catch him and glad your daughter is going to keep him in her FOWLR. Wonder how big it will get.
Peace
Lynn

 

[Warnberg]

Well if that is a Teddy Bear Crab they claim they are reef safe..... Yes Wit they claim a crab is reef safe.... hehehehe

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ml?PHPSESSID=0e214b065d4bd2ebc5550f1866fcf27c

 

[lcstorc]

I'm pretty sure that yesterday Steve said it was about 2 1/2 inches across. The teddy bear crab is listed as "small" so probably something different. At least that is not my idea of a small crab.
Peace
Lynn

 

[Annie742]

Aw I think he looks kinda cuddley LOL. I do think it's cute

 

[Vanquish]

Yup... that's an authentic Hairy Crab... understand that it attacks smaller fishes and can cause havoc to your SPS...

 

[daveat]

small is relative to what your comparing it to... 2.5" is small to a King Crab!!