What kind of crab?

[charile1]

I watched this mofo kill and eat my pinkbar goby last night. Sorry for the bad picture.

 

[Deanos]

Those pinchers look very "gorilla crab-like". Sump it!

 

[reefman]

wow, i have a crab problem too. how big is this bugger? where did he come from?

 

[charile1]

Thanks Deanos. That's what I thought but it doesn't have hair yet.

Sump it? I'm killing the damn thing. I tried to save the fish yesterday but it dragged it into it's hole. I felt so useless.

 

[DevIouS]

Stone/Rock Crab?
I had the same when I first started.
Hard to get out the hole they live in.


Yuck

 

[charile1]

wow, i have a crab problem too. how big is this bugger? where did he come from?

Don't know where I got it from. I caught it by putting food in a net and it went right in. Didn't think it will be hungry after the goby.

It's the size of a nickel.

 

[LeslieS]

How big was the goby?

 

[charile1]

3 to 4 inches

 

[simike]

did you see the crab kill the goby, or just eating it? thats a tiny crab to kill such a big fish

 

[DevIouS]

I watched this mofo kill and eat my pinkbar goby last night.

did you see the crab kill the goby, or just eating it? thats a tiny crab to kill such a big fish

Not really.....
Claws...dude.


http://wetwebmedia.com/swcrabidfaqs.htm


"I cannot ID this crab by species with certainty but merely can say that it is a Xanthid species. Like most crabs, they are omnivorous with a strong inclination to be carnivores. I have no doubt that this creature would eat fish given the chance. Avoid most all crabs in reef aquaria and systems with small fishes."

 

[charile1]

Yes, it killed the goby. It couldn't swim away because it was in it's hole.

I had the crab for months and noticed it only picked from the rocks and ate the fish food I fed. I should have taken it out earlier. I didn't kill it so if anyone wants it...it's theirs.

 

[LeslieS]

wingo has a pest tank. you should send him a pm.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Do you still have saved me the gsp frag for me? If so,I can get both the frag and this crab sometime today or tomorrow.

 

[LeslieS]

Wingo, I still have the mojano. If someone who lives near you is going to Tony's let me know, and I'll hand it off.

 

[NYReef]

Are there any crabs that are known to eat zoanthids? I saw a nasty looking bugger the other night inside a hole in the live rock, his claws were sticking through a bit. I tried to pull him out for ID with a tweezers, but to no avail. I've never seen him day or night outside of that rock hole, any thoughts?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

Are there any crabs that are known to eat zoanthids? I saw a nasty looking bugger the other night inside a hole in the live rock, his claws were sticking through a bit. I tried to pull him out for ID with a tweezers, but to no avail. I've never seen him day or night outside of that rock hole, any thoughts?

i know these guys do. but they look more like spiders:

 

[charile1]

Do you still have saved me the gsp frag for me? If so,I can get both the frag and this crab sometime today or tomorrow.

You can have the crab and the gsp. I can't do this week. How's monday?

 

[NYReef]

Thats just what it looked like Scarf_ace1981, what is that called if you know, and how do you get rid of them??

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

You can have the crab and the gsp. I can't do this week. How's monday?

Monday's fine, PM with your address and time A/V

 

[DEEPWATER]

Thats just what it looked like Scarf_ace1981, what is that called if you know, and how do you get rid of them??

thats a zoanthid eatting nudi branch ,,if you have them ,take it out ASAP ,and make sure no eggs are left behind ,if you have in your tank for a long time ,my opinon would you are SOL if so