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08-27-2007, 10:06 PM
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| Limpet  | Crabs I seem to have some small crabs crawling around my rocks, It was under my Green Clove Polyp preventing it from opening up. Is this something I should be concerned with, or are they harmless most of the time. Not sure if they are good or bad for my tank. |
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08-27-2007, 10:07 PM
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| Golden Moray  | Re: Crabs Describe those babies and then we might be able to tell you if you need to call the Crab Police or just kind of keep a neighborhood watch on them....
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08-27-2007, 10:12 PM
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| Limpet | Re: Crabs Ok I will do the best I can. They are close to the color of my lr. They have 2 long arms in the front with white tips where their claws bend. They also have 2 longer legs towards the middle of their body that are a little skinnier than the front legs but look hairy, not sure if this helps. |
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08-28-2007, 02:33 AM
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| Tiger Shark  | Re: Crabs most hairy crabs should be removed
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08-28-2007, 08:55 AM
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| Golden Moray  | Re: Crabs picture
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08-28-2007, 10:15 AM
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| Smile Maker    | Re: Crabs Hairy=BAD Smooth=GOOD Generally speaking. 
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08-28-2007, 10:21 AM
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| Smile Maker | Re: Crabs 2.5"!  That one is edible!
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08-28-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Elegance coral  | Re: Crabs Also spotted some type of bristle worm last night as I flashlighted my tank before going to bed. Still trying to find a red lens so I couldnt get a great look at it. this thing had stretched out over 6-7 inches and retracted QUICKLY when the light hit it. brownish red colored best I could tell. I've got his hole now, I'll keep an eye on that also. Starting to think this TBS liverock is more than I bargained for.
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08-28-2007, 10:30 AM
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| Tridacna maxima  | Re: Crabs It is EXACTLY what you bargained for and wanted I seem to recall Sorry, it's not nice to laugh! I'm still rangling mine up 6 months later.
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08-28-2007, 10:35 AM
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| Smile Maker | Re: Crabs It'll be worth it in the long run!
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08-28-2007, 11:08 AM
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| Do I look as lost as I am   | Re: Crabs Quote:
 I've always thought of it that way too! Sorry I had to "weird" out for a moment!!Allen
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08-28-2007, 11:13 AM
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| Elegance coral | Re: Crabs Its sad but true! It is exactly what I wanted, and truth be told, I've spent so many hours staring at a tank with NO fish and NO corals.. ok it came with about 6 coral cups! Its not just me either, friends come over and watch it for an hour at a time, you never know what you'll find next. Not bad for some ROCK! Drew Quote:
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