Crabs Are Evil Society - Page 15

burning2nd · 11-15-2007, 07:51 PM

i dont know... im still thinking hermits are more like
"Oh you not looking so good good, let me help you"

while some other crabs are like
"Seek, locate, exterminate feed feed feed"

vdituri · 11-16-2007, 01:20 AM

Alright you guys and gals, lighten up in here.
It's getting all dark and goth like in here.

Crabs are neither good nor evil. They are just hungry. lol

Witfull · 11-16-2007, 08:07 AM

i helped thin the herd last night,,,Red Lobster, had evil king crab, wicked lobster, some thieving shrimp, some innocent bystander scallops (collateral damage

) and sorry Vic, clam strips,,,oh daddy was it good!!

vdituri · 11-16-2007, 03:18 PM

No apologies necessary.

Clams is tasty eats!

Witfull · 11-17-2007, 11:04 AM

and the feathers were nature's toothpick~

vdituri · 11-19-2007, 10:34 PM

O.k., that one you need to apologize for. lol

Turkey clams. Google it.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-10-2008, 12:44 PM

i AM JOINING THE CRABS ARE EVIL SOCIETY TODAY. i GOT THIS NICE TINY CLUMP OF ZOANTHIDS AND PUIT THEM WHERE I WANTED THEM AND SWARM EVERYONE WAS THERE IN 1 MINUTE. THEY ENDED UP GETTING KNOCKED DOWN. ALSO JSUT THIS MORNING I SAW ONE OF MY EMERALD CRABS GO AND JUST GRAB A HOLD OF MY MUSHROOM CORAL AND START YANKING AT IT. IM GETTING RID OF MY CRABS ASAP!

vdituri · 01-10-2008, 01:01 PM

What kind of crabs swarmed?
Mine scarlet hermits usually do that along with any other algae eaters.
I had one rock come in with a big clump of algae on it and the next morning it was picked clean.

Emeralds are hit or miss.
Are they all getting enough regular algae to eat or maybe they are starting to go for the algae in the mushrooms instead?

cheeks69 · 01-10-2008, 02:03 PM

Everybody wants to cook the "crabs" but nobody says anything about shrimp which are also carnivores, at least mine are and steal the food when I'm feeding my corals and some even eat corals

Wolfgang8810 · 01-10-2008, 02:31 PM

the swarm is of dwarf blue leg hermits. and ill be looking out for the emeralds i chased that one away with a stick

lcstorc · 01-10-2008, 02:44 PM

I believe Wit says shrimp are crab cousins with pretty clothes. Something like that anyway.
They certainly are good thieves. I haven't seen them go after anything live though. Just race after the food.

prow · 01-10-2008, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

I believe Wit says shrimp are crab cousins with pretty clothes. Something like that anyway.
They certainly are good thieves. I haven't seen them go after anything live though. Just race after the food.

heheh i like, pretty clothes idea. lol. i have had and seen a coral banned shrimp lunge at fish passing by. one time it got a clown just right and sliced it from its eye to its gill. it died almost instantly. stupid shrimp

leonick · 02-06-2008, 11:38 PM

how do you get rid of the crabs? mine are hairy gray colored crabs that come with the live rock. I have a small damsel and he just disappeared. did the crab get him? the two others are just fine.

lcstorc · 02-08-2008, 10:45 AM

The only way to get rid of the crabs is to hunt them or trap them. If the crab you have is a gorilla crab then it is entirely possible that it got your damsel if it was sleeping or slow to react.

lcstorc · 02-08-2008, 10:54 AM

So this morning I was reading through Reef Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner. Here is the summary from the chapter on crabs. I'm not sure who wrote this part but they must have been hanging out with Witfull.

"We generally do not recommend crabs for mixed reef invertebrate systems. They are tipically better suited to fish-only or species-specific displays. Whatever scavenging benefits most have are outweighed by their potential to kill desirable fish and invertebrates. For aquarists seeking nuisance algae control, it is likely better to focus on improving nutrient export mechanisms and employing alternate herbivorous livestock like snails. The risk of most crabs in time to demonstrate their true omnivorous or even carnivorous tendencies is simply too great. It is especially ironic when an 'algae-grazing' crab is routinely inclined to kill and consume other algae-graxing invertebrates!"

Sounds like they belong to CAE~

11-15-2007, 07:51 PM	#211 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society i dont know... im still thinking hermits are more like "Oh you not looking so good good, let me help you" while some other crabs are like "Seek, locate, exterminate feed feed feed" __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

11-16-2007, 01:20 AM	#212 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,778 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society Alright you guys and gals, lighten up in here. It's getting all dark and goth like in here. Crabs are neither good nor evil. They are just hungry. lol __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-16-2007, 03:18 PM	#214 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,778 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society No apologies necessary. Clams is tasty eats! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-19-2007, 10:34 PM	#216 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,778 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society O.k., that one you need to apologize for. lol Turkey clams. Google it. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-10-2008, 12:44 PM	#217 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 818 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society i AM JOINING THE CRABS ARE EVIL SOCIETY TODAY. i GOT THIS NICE TINY CLUMP OF ZOANTHIDS AND PUIT THEM WHERE I WANTED THEM AND SWARM EVERYONE WAS THERE IN 1 MINUTE. THEY ENDED UP GETTING KNOCKED DOWN. ALSO JSUT THIS MORNING I SAW ONE OF MY EMERALD CRABS GO AND JUST GRAB A HOLD OF MY MUSHROOM CORAL AND START YANKING AT IT. IM GETTING RID OF MY CRABS ASAP! __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-10-2008, 01:01 PM	#218 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,778 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society What kind of crabs swarmed? Mine scarlet hermits usually do that along with any other algae eaters. I had one rock come in with a big clump of algae on it and the next morning it was picked clean. Emeralds are hit or miss. Are they all getting enough regular algae to eat or maybe they are starting to go for the algae in the mushrooms instead? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-10-2008, 02:03 PM	#219 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,031 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society Everybody wants to cook the "crabs" but nobody says anything about shrimp which are also carnivores, at least mine are and steal the food when I'm feeding my corals and some even eat corals __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#220 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 818 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society the swarm is of dwarf blue leg hermits. and ill be looking out for the emeralds i chased that one away with a stick __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-10-2008, 02:44 PM	#221 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,924 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society I believe Wit says shrimp are crab cousins with pretty clothes. Something like that anyway. They certainly are good thieves. I haven't seen them go after anything live though. Just race after the food. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

02-06-2008, 11:38 PM	#223 (permalink)
leonick Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society how do you get rid of the crabs? mine are hairy gray colored crabs that come with the live rock. I have a small damsel and he just disappeared. did the crab get him? the two others are just fine.

02-08-2008, 10:45 AM	#224 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,924 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society The only way to get rid of the crabs is to hunt them or trap them. If the crab you have is a gorilla crab then it is entirely possible that it got your damsel if it was sleeping or slow to react. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

02-08-2008, 10:54 AM	#225 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,924 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crabs Are Evil Society So this morning I was reading through Reef Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner. Here is the summary from the chapter on crabs. I'm not sure who wrote this part but they must have been hanging out with Witfull. "We generally do not recommend crabs for mixed reef invertebrate systems. They are tipically better suited to fish-only or species-specific displays. Whatever scavenging benefits most have are outweighed by their potential to kill desirable fish and invertebrates. For aquarists seeking nuisance algae control, it is likely better to focus on improving nutrient export mechanisms and employing alternate herbivorous livestock like snails. The risk of most crabs in time to demonstrate their true omnivorous or even carnivorous tendencies is simply too great. It is especially ironic when an 'algae-grazing' crab is routinely inclined to kill and consume other algae-graxing invertebrates!" Sounds like they belong to CAE~ __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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