emerald crab's

[shawn114]

wihtin 2 weeks of getting my livestock, I have lost 1 firefish gobie and 2 percula clowns, and my coral banded shrimp is now missing an arm. Would this be the work of my emerald crab. I found him feeding on the dead fish. I did water tests just in case, and everything is fine. Should I get ride of the $5 crab that is killing my $25 fish?

 

[mountainbiker619]

Your probably going to get mixed reviews about emerald crabs. The one I had loved to trim my xenia for me, but it never bothered any fish or shrimp, that I was aware of.

 

[Juck]

Assuming you have no Mantids etc. hiding in your rockwork I'd assume the crab is guilty.

I think mithraculus crabs are a crap shoot,, some never bother anything and some are Norman Bates with a carapice.

Here's a recent thread on the subject:

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=475209

 

[Anonymous]

Have a few giant e crabs in my tank. More bark than bite. Never bother shrimp, fish (2 O. clowns, and blenny+ misc) more than shakin' a claw at them.
Agree w/ biker and Juck... There is probably soemthing else killing your fish.

 

[Juck]

Huh? I never said it was something else. It's likely to be the emerald crab that is killing the fish.

 

[Baianotang]

The crab is inoccent until proven guilty. G.B.A.

 

[Anonymous]

Mixed review here..ive owned two. neither bothered a thing...all creatures have their own personalities so even the most passive of creatures can turn out to be a hellion..

 

[shawn114]

will the arm of my coral banded shrimp grow back?

 

[shawn114]

also when my firefish gobie bought it, his high dorsal fin looked like it was picked at and half gone. Then a couple of days later the emerald crab was pulling him in a hole to feed on.

 

[Unarce]

will the arm of my coral banded shrimp grow back?

It will.

 

[shawnz28]

In my personal opinion I would say the emerald crab did not do it. I always keep a few in all my tanks and have yet to have a problem. I would say until you see it do it I assume it did not

 

[shawnz28]

How big is this crab?

 

[Anonymous]

Huh? I never said it was something else. It's likely to be the emerald crab that is killing the fish.

Sorry Juck

 

[UnderGrad]

Could be that your emerald is pickin off the fish if they are really sick and/or dying. I wouldn't banish him just yet...

Arlan

 

[shawn114]

just about an inch in diameter.

 

[Anonymous]

mine is about the size of a quater..although he does coming dashin towards the glass when he sees me (god only knows why?) he leaves everything else alone..BTW it hurts when he gets ahold of my finger or something, actually left a bruise one time...