Arrow Crabs

x17x11x · 07-13-2008, 01:53 PM

the other day my new arrow crab had killed this little damsel i had just bought. im not sure if the damsel like attacked him because there known to be aggressive, how ever i have the arrow crab in with a clarkii and percula clowns and a chromis and some other things. i was told the crab will only eat red worms and algae... what should i do?

Gina · 07-13-2008, 01:59 PM

Did you see the crab attack and kill the fish or just find the crab eating on him?

chrome91 · 07-13-2008, 02:18 PM

probably wasnt the crab, mine never harmed anything. Theyve only got the one claw, so the damsel could have easily gotten away, or the damsel was dead already and the crab was eating the carcass. my arrow crab actually got killed by my coral banded shrimp

SATELLITE · 07-13-2008, 05:01 PM

i heard you can't mix arrow crab with a coral banded???

x17x11x · 07-13-2008, 05:18 PM

i just came upstairs and seen him eating the carcus. so maybe one of the other fishes killed the damsel. and he just ate him

SoccerBum474 · 07-13-2008, 05:25 PM

or the damsel could have died from some unknown reason.. none of ur fish look that aggressive

Gina · 07-13-2008, 05:27 PM

That's what I was thinking. Either one of the other fish killed it or it just died and the crab saw it's opportunity for a free meal.

chrome91 · 07-14-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SATELLITE

i heard you can't mix arrow crab with a coral banded???

dunno, mine got along for 6 months, then they started to meet up a bit, but it was rare since i have over 200lbs LR in my 55g. When they did fight, usually they got bored and just crawled away, guess this one was serious

07-13-2008, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
x17x11x Star Polyps Join Date: May 2008 Location: new york Posts: 164 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Arrow Crabs the other day my new arrow crab had killed this little damsel i had just bought. im not sure if the damsel like attacked him because there known to be aggressive, how ever i have the arrow crab in with a clarkii and percula clowns and a chromis and some other things. i was told the crab will only eat red worms and algae... what should i do?

07-13-2008, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrow Crabs Did you see the crab attack and kill the fish or just find the crab eating on him? __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

07-13-2008, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrome91 Achilles Tang Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: edmonton, alberta, canada Posts: 821 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Arrow Crabs probably wasnt the crab, mine never harmed anything. Theyve only got the one claw, so the damsel could have easily gotten away, or the damsel was dead already and the crab was eating the carcass. my arrow crab actually got killed by my coral banded shrimp __________________ 650- SA tank 125g- reef, 150lbs LR, 250w MH/2x65w PC, 150w MH, 15g sump 90g- SA tank 10g cube- 3 firebelly toads

07-13-2008, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
SATELLITE Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada,Nova Scotia Posts: 205 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrow Crabs i heard you can't mix arrow crab with a coral banded???

07-13-2008, 05:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
x17x11x Star Polyps Join Date: May 2008 Location: new york Posts: 164 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Arrow Crabs i just came upstairs and seen him eating the carcus. so maybe one of the other fishes killed the damsel. and he just ate him

07-13-2008, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
SoccerBum474 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Posts: 457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Arrow Crabs or the damsel could have died from some unknown reason.. none of ur fish look that aggressive __________________ Cole 12g rebuild: -70w 14k sunpod -Rio 600 return pump @ 200 GPH Fish 2 Tank-Raised True Perc's SPS Red/Orange Monti Cap, Green Monti Cap, Green Bottlebrush Acro, Purple Stag Acro, Green Smiler, GARF Bonsai Acro Valida, Purple Encrusing Monti, ORA Hawkins, ORA Red Planet, ORA Purple Plasma, True Leng Sy Cap, Blueish Poccilopora, Purple and Pink Birdsnest, Idaho Grape Cap LPS Green & White Aussie Acan Lord, Green Pagoda Cup, Frogspawn, Neon Green chalice, Neon Green Candy Cane Softies Blue Mushroom, Pink w/ green Spotted Mushroom, Wam'n Watermelon Zoas, Radioactive Dragon Eye Zoas, Pink Palys, Purple Zoas with Yellow skirts, Bam Bam Orange Zoas, Purple People Eater Palys, Orange People Eaters, Creamsicle Zoas, unknown Green Zoas, Camo Palys, Neon Red Mushroom, Greenish polyp toadstool. Inverts 2 Tiger Striped Serpent Starfish, Various Snails, Dwarf Hemits http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...llon-nano.html

07-13-2008, 05:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrow Crabs That's what I was thinking. Either one of the other fish killed it or it just died and the crab saw it's opportunity for a free meal. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

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