good crab?? bad crab???

[coralcor]

well just saw this when i was feeding the tank... just a claw popped up...
he is very small! is it good to put back in? or should i leave it out?

 

[jayman10134]

very cool. i want it!

 

[cilyjr]

maybe Trapezia guttata (spotted leg coral crab). its a coral hosting crab if this is the case..

 

[Amazon]

He's kind of cute. I hope someone can properly ID him. I've read that some general rules to go by are pointy claws = bad...and red eyes = bad.

Have a sump he can live in??

 

[coralcor]

maybe Trapezia guttata (spotted leg coral crab). its a coral hosting crab if this is the case..

he was hiding in an sps coral

 

[cilyjr]

they host in birds nest.....if so he is a keeper. he will contribute to the health of the coral colony he lives in...

also be aware yours looks similar to a mithrax crab variation. but the mithrax i saw had bands on its legs rather then spots

 

[coralcor]

He's kind of cute. I hope someone can properly ID him. I've read that some general rules to go by are pointy claws = bad...and red eyes = bad.

Have a sump he can live in??

well sort of... i have rear chambers i could put him in... but i think we already go an ID. ill keep him in the cup for a little longer... just to see if any one els chimes in

 

[coralcor]

they host in birds nest.....if so he is a keeper. he will contribute to the health of the coral colony he lives in...

also be aware yours looks similar to a mithrax crab variation. but the mithrax i saw had bands on its legs rather then spots

are mithrax crab's bad? im not much of a crab person.. but when i googled it it came up with a green one...

 

[tigerslacrosse4]

i would go with the general rule of thumb pointy claws and red eyes = bad i wouldnt keep him in the display. how does the sps he was hiding in look right now? you could also use that as an indicator

 

[cilyjr]

emeralds are mithrax crabs. i would not put one in my tank on purpose. however i am pretty sure yours is the coral crab from the family trapezia. was it found on a birds nest coral?

 

[RayD]

Acro crab. Very good to have. Put him back and make sure no one eats him!

 

[zeal]

i agree its an acro crab live aquaria sells them they live in coral and protect the coral from predators. dosent harm them as far as i know.

 

[coralcor]

emeralds are mithrax crabs. i would not put one in my tank on purpose. however i am pretty sure yours is the coral crab from the family trapezia. was it found on a birds nest coral?

yep had to pull him out with tweezers

 

[reeferpj]

here ya go corey try this out http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html

 

[coralcor]

here ya go corey try this out http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html

thanks i couldnt find that link thought i had the book marked

but im pretty sure its this one like stated above http://www.chucksaddiction.com/coral_crabs-7.html
but only thing is the one in the picture had green tips on its claws.. mine are all white... think its just a pigment difference? or different species?

 

[Ronnie]

I love Acro crabs. Keeper If you buy mariculture corals SPS they come in or you gat a nice size colony from some one that had them in there tank are way the enter your system. Nice find I would look for acro crabs and junk the corals LOL just so I can have them pictures to follow.

 

[coralcor]

I love Acro crabs. Keeper If you buy mariculture corals SPS they come in or you gat a nice size colony from some one that had them in there tank are way the enter your system. Nice find I would look for acro crabs and junk the corals LOL just so I can have them pictures to follow.

well he is back in the tank... so hopfully i dont have to find him and fish him out.

 

[Muddskipper35]

Not a mithrax .. look at the claws. its a grazer not a purposeful killer. +1 ON ACRO CRAB .. would leave with the coral.

 

[cilyjr]

well he is back in the tank... so hopfully i dont have to find him and fish him out.

good choice...your birds nest will thank you