Exciting new purchase (w/pic)

funkpolice · 06-07-2008, 02:41 PM

I went for my weekly lfs visit just now, and saw something I just couldn't pass on.

I think I paid way too much for it, but it's awesome. I don't have it under any lighting now, so it's hard to show the color, but at the lfs it was really bright hot pink.

Also attached to the rock was this little guy.

I think it looks like a "good crab" w/ that black band over it's eyes. I know the pic is blurry, but if anyone can let me know in the next few hours I would appreciate it. It has one big claw and one small claw.

thanks a bunch,
bill

seafansar · 06-07-2008, 03:03 PM

Very pretty!

lcstorc · 06-07-2008, 04:02 PM

Great color.
I would put the crab in the fuge to be sure. Could be a baby gorilla.

funkpolice · 06-07-2008, 05:59 PM

here's a better pic of the crab. I don't have anywhere to put him, so please help me out.

bill

Dentoid · 06-07-2008, 06:05 PM

Wow! Now that was a smart purchase. I would have worried about your reefing commitment if you walked by that! Stunning!

I'm a big advocate of crabs, so my opinion will be shot down. I say if your tank is 90 gallons or above, keep it. How much harm can a little crab like that do anyway!

goldenmean · 06-07-2008, 06:14 PM

Now that is a awesome ricordia! great find!

As for the crab its claw tips are not black so that is a good sign.
When I get home I will post a great crab id site for you that i have bookmarked.

Dentoid · 06-07-2008, 06:19 PM

Chuck's Addiction

Click on "Info Links" on the left of the page, then click on "Hitch Hikers". Find "Crabs" and browse away! One of the best sites around!

funkpolice · 06-07-2008, 06:49 PM

thanks for the link. I had already been there, but it is a great site. my tank is 55 gal., so it would still be a small crab in a big pool. I'm just concerned it will eat/kill my corals. Hopefully I can get a more colorful shot of the ric. later on tonight.
bill

aquaman3680 · 06-07-2008, 10:10 PM

That is an acro crab harmless and host in all types of SPS. I must say that is one beautiful yuma!

Matt

funkpolice · 06-07-2008, 11:06 PM

Here's a few pics of the yuma in it's new home.

The pics aren't really showing the color, but you get the idea, sort of. I think the crab is going in the display tank later on tonight. I don't have any sps, so do you think he'll be able to survive?
bill

Dentoid · 06-07-2008, 11:16 PM

He'll most likely survive. They are hardy little buggers! I had an acro crab that lived in my Birds nest coral, even after the coral died. When I finally removed the dead skeleton, I threw the crab back in the tank. I would see it here and there over the ensuing months and would give it bits of food on the end of a wooden skewer. Just recently I added a Pocillopora and that darn crab found it within 12 hours. He's in hog heaven now all nestled up in that furry coral. I think it is a great addition to my reef and an excellent commensal pal for my Pocillopora.

kathywithbirds · 06-07-2008, 11:20 PM

WOW that yuma is pretty big ain't he? beautiful!

Dentoid · 06-07-2008, 11:24 PM

Yeah Kathy, it looks big enough to frag. A piece for you, a piece for me and a piece for Bill!

kathywithbirds · 06-07-2008, 11:24 PM

mothergoose · 06-07-2008, 11:45 PM

Going to pick out my Yuma tomorrow from a local fragger. I hope mine looks as good as yours. congrats on the great find.

06-07-2008, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Exciting new purchase (w/pic) I went for my weekly lfs visit just now, and saw something I just couldn't pass on. I think I paid way too much for it, but it's awesome. I don't have it under any lighting now, so it's hard to show the color, but at the lfs it was really bright hot pink. Also attached to the rock was this little guy. I think it looks like a "good crab" w/ that black band over it's eyes. I know the pic is blurry, but if anyone can let me know in the next few hours I would appreciate it. It has one big claw and one small claw. thanks a bunch, bill

06-07-2008, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
seafansar Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,191 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) Very pretty! __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 20 gallon BTA/clown tank 90 gallon bowfront mixed reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

06-07-2008, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) Great color. I would put the crab in the fuge to be sure. Could be a baby gorilla. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

06-07-2008, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) here's a better pic of the crab. I don't have anywhere to put him, so please help me out. bill

06-07-2008, 06:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) thanks for the link. I had already been there, but it is a great site. my tank is 55 gal., so it would still be a small crab in a big pool. I'm just concerned it will eat/kill my corals. Hopefully I can get a more colorful shot of the ric. later on tonight. bill

06-07-2008, 10:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,215 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) That is an acro crab harmless and host in all types of SPS. I must say that is one beautiful yuma! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip The Bio-Cube Adventure

06-07-2008, 11:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) Here's a few pics of the yuma in it's new home. The pics aren't really showing the color, but you get the idea, sort of. I think the crab is going in the display tank later on tonight. I don't have any sps, so do you think he'll be able to survive? bill

06-07-2008, 11:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) WOW that yuma is pretty big ain't he? beautiful! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

06-07-2008, 11:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

06-07-2008, 11:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
mothergoose Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 235 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Exciting new purchase (w/pic) Going to pick out my Yuma tomorrow from a local fragger. I hope mine looks as good as yours. congrats on the great find. __________________ Nina YOUTH IS A TEMPORARY CONDITION FROM WHICH ONE USUALLY RECOVERS

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