Crab ID?

[1QuickSubaru]

I couldnt take a pic of it but its the size of a dime and its black all around with maroon claw tips and hairy legs... I tried to catch it while i noticed it eatting algae but its was too fast to catch. I started taking rocks down and decided to give up before I destroy the tank...lol any ideas?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Gorilla crab.

 

[1QuickSubaru]

good or bad?

 

[Deanos]

Among the worst.

 

[1QuickSubaru]

what will they kill??? All my corals are doing great with no problems... i have no acros in this tank and do not plan on putting any because I dont have MH..

 

[1QuickSubaru]

also is there a way i can make a trap to get him out of my tank. I just read that it eats acros... any other corals?

 

[Deanos]

Acros? Where did you read that?

 

[Deanos]

Gorilla/Stone crabs

Gorilla crab

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

What will they eat? Everything.

 

[vangoghfish]

I have a hitchhiker on a new piece of rock, but the crab is mostly black or very dark brown, does have somes stripes on legs, pinchers are black or almost black, about 2" or larger in size, was eating dirt at bottom of tank...aggressive? Would it hurt two clowns I was about to put in tomorrow, in a 12 gal. nano. Was also going to add a black cap jawfish.

 

[vangoghfish]

Oh the clowns are Ocellaris Clowns.

 

[1QuickSubaru]

I put a trap in there all night... only thing i caught were my good crabs... I think I killed the hitchhiker yesterday with the chopsticks cuz I stabbed at it a few times.... i hope its dead...

 

[marki24]

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:lol2: Killer!!!