No More Crabs!

Tru2nr · 03-16-2008, 12:20 PM

ok i give in

im taking every single crab that i can pull out of my tank out...and im taking it to the lfs i don't care if i don't get anything im sick of these little buggers stealing my acan's food WHILE they're eating or tryin to pick at the frogspawn its pissed me off way to much!!! god venting feels good my gf just looked at me like i was crazy when i said that to her

lcstorc · 03-16-2008, 12:24 PM

Been there.
Done that.

Have you read the crabs are evil thread? It has many stories just like yours.

Tru2nr · 03-16-2008, 12:26 PM

yeah but what do i use for scavangers now?

lcstorc · 03-16-2008, 12:29 PM

Snails are my favorite cleanup crew. That and fish that like to pick on the rocks and sand. I do have a couple of scarlet hermits (2 in a 125g tank). They are the ones with the yellow eye stalks and are known to be less of a problem than others.
Meanwhile siphoning the substrate when doing a water change and blowing off the rocks with a turkey baster seems to work for me anyway.

Varga · 03-16-2008, 01:38 PM

you should get the tiny blue legged crabs. they dont get any bigger than 1".
I just put 40 in my tank, three of them jumped on the frogspawn and cleaned his branches really well.

CMG · 03-16-2008, 05:14 PM

I have read (dont know personally) that the blue legged hermits are some of the nicer ones. Someone elese on here loves their emerald crabs too, I think those eat algae. For sand sifting try a Goby or cerith snails.

I have ordered a randals goby because that is my fav., I also like the yellow watchman goby too.

The first invert I ever put into my tank was a snail, I think it was a cerith. Anyways, it burried itself right into the sand immediatley (this was like I dont know about 2-4 months ago) and I never saw it again until today!! haha. He was just pluggin along and U scooped him up outa the sand on acident, surprised me kinda.

We have similar avatar pictures! Yours is the red dartfish and mine is the purple varient. Nice! Good luck with the clean up.

Tru2nr · 03-16-2008, 07:10 PM

heh yeah i didn't get like 3 of them so i left them n yeah RIP my red firefish died in a horrible carpet surfing accident

GSELLERS · 03-16-2008, 08:33 PM

nassarius snails are your best friend....i have about 300 in my tank and they eat all the leftovers

03-16-2008, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,171 View Gallery Karma Komment	No More Crabs! ok i give in im taking every single crab that i can pull out of my tank out...and im taking it to the lfs i don't care if i don't get anything im sick of these little buggers stealing my acan's food WHILE they're eating or tryin to pick at the frogspawn its pissed me off way to much!!! god venting feels good my gf just looked at me like i was crazy when i said that to her __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-16-2008, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No More Crabs! Been there. Done that. Have you read the crabs are evil thread? It has many stories just like yours. __________________ 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.

03-16-2008, 12:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: No More Crabs! yeah but what do i use for scavangers now? __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-16-2008, 12:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No More Crabs! Snails are my favorite cleanup crew. That and fish that like to pick on the rocks and sand. I do have a couple of scarlet hermits (2 in a 125g tank). They are the ones with the yellow eye stalks and are known to be less of a problem than others. Meanwhile siphoning the substrate when doing a water change and blowing off the rocks with a turkey baster seems to work for me anyway. __________________ 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.

03-16-2008, 01:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,381 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No More Crabs! you should get the tiny blue legged crabs. they dont get any bigger than 1". I just put 40 in my tank, three of them jumped on the frogspawn and cleaned his branches really well.

03-16-2008, 05:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
CMG Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 602 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No More Crabs! I have read (dont know personally) that the blue legged hermits are some of the nicer ones. Someone elese on here loves their emerald crabs too, I think those eat algae. For sand sifting try a Goby or cerith snails. I have ordered a randals goby because that is my fav., I also like the yellow watchman goby too. The first invert I ever put into my tank was a snail, I think it was a cerith. Anyways, it burried itself right into the sand immediatley (this was like I dont know about 2-4 months ago) and I never saw it again until today!! haha. He was just pluggin along and U scooped him up outa the sand on acident, surprised me kinda. We have similar avatar pictures! Yours is the red dartfish and mine is the purple varient. Nice! Good luck with the clean up. __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Banggai Cardinal, B&W Clown, Flame Angel, Scooter Dragon and a golden banded shrimp.

03-16-2008, 07:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: No More Crabs! heh yeah i didn't get like 3 of them so i left them n yeah RIP my red firefish died in a horrible carpet surfing accident __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-16-2008, 08:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
GSELLERS Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 761 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: No More Crabs! nassarius snails are your best friend....i have about 300 in my tank and they eat all the leftovers

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