Good crab/bad crab?

[Built347]

good call steve..I will.. All i was thinking was "oh my goodness, who writes that".

 

[PIMPALA]

bite me you crab haters i have a small crab that lives in my 12 gal nano it is very shy does not eat my other inverts and it stays, you people take all the life and fun out of keeping a reef tank adversity is the key to life.let things live and you might be supprised at what you may see living in your boring sterile tanks. i say let it live if it becomes a problem then you may have to intervine. otherwise let things live. is this not the reason you started your tank!

 

[Cruisey1988]

he is so cute.

 

[Blue Space]

bite me you crab haters i have a small crab that lives in my 12 gal nano it is very shy does not eat my other inverts and it stays, you people take all the life and fun out of keeping a reef tank adversity is the key to life.let things live and you might be supprised at what you may see living in your boring sterile tanks. i say let it live if it becomes a problem then you may have to intervine. otherwise let things live. is this not the reason you started your tank!

Just as a reminder... Although the OP did want to discuss the crab I don't think they wanted the discussion to generate crabbieness :grr:

@lzrlvr Reef Sanctuary is different than other forums. We don't flame each other or belittle others for not agreeing. Starting out a reply with, "bite me" is not the best way to go about expressing your opinion. :idea:

 

[yankieman]

OK I am a reef tank crab hater BUT if you can put him in a refugium or any where else that he will live then do it ,, I am also someone that believes all life is worth saving if possible ,,, I do NOT hate Crabs I just dont want them my reef tank,,,,,,,

 

[CarmenH]

Just for the record, I don't kill anything I find. I would never kill a crab simply because he's not reef-safe. My 2 mature reef tanks are sump-less, but he can either go in the sump of a new tank I just started, or go into my fowlr/puffer tank. (Any crabs that go in there are placed behind the rocks after dark. Many survive and become CUC, and if not, it's at least a natural food chain kind of an end.)
LOL, I'm a life-respecting animal-loving dog-rescuing vegetarian nut job, who escorts bugs out of the house rather than killing them...this crab is safe with me.:tongue:

 

[yankieman]

Just for the record, I don't kill anything I find. I would never kill a crab simply because he's not reef-safe. My 2 mature reef tanks are sump-less, but he can either go in the sump of a new tank I just started, or go into my fowlr/puffer tank. (Any crabs that go in there are placed behind the rocks after dark. Many survive and become CUC, and if not, it's at least a natural food chain kind of an end.)
LOL, I'm a life-respecting animal-loving dog-rescuing vegetarian nut job, who escorts bugs out of the house rather than killing them...this crab is safe with me.:tongue:

I love that!!!! ,,,, in that case good luck to your crab LOL ,, oh I just smashed and killed some dang nats thats invaded my house so I guess you actually love life better then me LOL

 

[CarmenH]

Well, I guess I lied a little bit...unintentionally. I have been known to slaughter the occasional flea or tick. Might have even swatted a mosquito last season.
I meant things like spiders that actually have a positive role in the ecosystem
Not that I want to start a discussion on whether humans have a right to judge the value of any life...I don't have the energy for that one

I love that!!!! ,,,, in that case good luck to your crab LOL ,, oh I just smashed and killed some dang nats thats invaded my house so I guess you actually love life better then me LOL

 

[jjmoneyman]

I found a little crabbie Friday. Wasn't sure so to the fuge he went.