I have looked in the faq and through the 28 pages of this forum and can't find anything about this kind of crab.
I got some LR and several months later found I had a small crab living in one of them. It doesn't like movement or the lights. I have never been able to see the entire crab but I was luckyenough to see about half of it before it saw me and instantly disappeared into the rock.
It's body is about the size of a nickle and it's legs are maybe an inch and a half long. The claw I saw is blunt tipped and it seemed to be picking at the rock. He is a cream color and his claw is a darker tan color.
I have not had any fisk or other animals disappear during the past 4 months. He doesn't seem interested in any of the hermit crabs or snails when they come close to his holes.
So I assume he is just eating the rock since he was picking at it and he has built a nice pile of sand at the base of the rock where one of his holes are.
He is so secretive and fast I don't think I could ever get a picture.
Is he okay to keep or should I get rid of him? If I sould get rid of him How?
Thanks for any help.
Ken
I got some LR and several months later found I had a small crab living in one of them. It doesn't like movement or the lights. I have never been able to see the entire crab but I was luckyenough to see about half of it before it saw me and instantly disappeared into the rock.
It's body is about the size of a nickle and it's legs are maybe an inch and a half long. The claw I saw is blunt tipped and it seemed to be picking at the rock. He is a cream color and his claw is a darker tan color.
I have not had any fisk or other animals disappear during the past 4 months. He doesn't seem interested in any of the hermit crabs or snails when they come close to his holes.
So I assume he is just eating the rock since he was picking at it and he has built a nice pile of sand at the base of the rock where one of his holes are.
He is so secretive and fast I don't think I could ever get a picture.
Is he okay to keep or should I get rid of him? If I sould get rid of him How?
Thanks for any help.
Ken
