Crab ID

sid123456 · 01-20-2009, 08:12 PM

Can anyone tell me what it is? Is it safe? I didn't put him in. He must have came from the rock.

ReefLady · 01-21-2009, 08:00 AM

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sid123456 · 01-21-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefLady

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Yes I am. I have put the url in but nothing

ReefLady · 01-21-2009, 12:00 PM

It looks a little like a Mithrax crab, but I'm not certain. Have you witnessed its behavior at all? Does it scrape algae from the rock?

sid123456 · 01-21-2009, 01:37 PM

no i have not. i does look like an emerald crab but he's not green.

ReefLady · 01-21-2009, 01:47 PM

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does look like an emerald crab but he's not green

Not all Mithrax crabs are green - some are brown or black. Where is the crab now? Still in the display, or a sump or 'fuge?

sid123456 · 01-21-2009, 02:00 PM

lcstorc · 01-21-2009, 02:03 PM

I would leave him there just to be safe.

ReefLady · 01-21-2009, 02:06 PM

Maybe someone will jump in with a more positive ID. Until then, I'd probably play it safe and keep him in the sump, 'tho I do think he looks relatively "innocent". He doesn't have those large/serrated front claws that are typical of predatory crabs.

01-20-2009, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
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ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crab ID Let us know if you need help posting your pic. __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

01-21-2009, 12:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crab ID It looks a little like a Mithrax crab, but I'm not certain. Have you witnessed its behavior at all? Does it scrape algae from the rock? __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

01-21-2009, 01:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
sid123456 Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crab ID no i have not. i does look like an emerald crab but he's not green.

01-21-2009, 02:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
sid123456 Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crab ID sump

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crab ID I would leave him there just to be safe. __________________ 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.

01-21-2009, 02:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crab ID Maybe someone will jump in with a more positive ID. Until then, I'd probably play it safe and keep him in the sump, 'tho I do think he looks relatively "innocent". He doesn't have those large/serrated front claws that are typical of predatory crabs. __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

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