SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Got my live rocks a few weeks already, i added some snails and hermit crabs a couple days ago. Today i spot this strange fellow, i think i got it from the live rocks. Is this crab reef safe? Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Here is another shot of it Link to comment
Acoustic Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Holy Crap! That is the Yeti of all crabs! A general rule is the hairier the crab the worse it is for your reef! That makes your crab the worst I have ever seen! Give me a couple of minutes and I will ID it for you! Link to comment
jdsabin1 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Man that is crazy creepy. Scares me to look at that mother .... Whoa. Link to comment
Acoustic Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 It is a teddy bear crab. From what little information I could find it lives in anenomes. It likes to eat meats including hermit crabs. Link to comment
SteveC Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Teddy bear crab? Yeah, I'd wanna give that guy a hug--if he wasn't so absolutely freakin' terrifying! Send his Wookie-ass back to Endor! (Actually, he's a pretty cool looking crab. Put him in a happy crab house.) Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Thanks! Now my big question is.....how do i catch him? I've read many posting that he or she is pretty hard to catch. I've just added some snails and hermit crabs and i don't want to lose them. Sugestions or techniques SuDo Link to comment
supernip Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Wow! A polar bear! I want one too! I'm serious I'd love to have one Link to comment
caja Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have to say, I am not a huge crab fan (they look too darn much like spiders Eeewwww!!). But that crab has got to be the coolest looking crab I have ever seen. All fuzzy and cute. Link to comment
SteveC Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Maybe if you lined a trap with snuggly pillows and blankies he'll just crawl in and get all cuddwy. Otherwise, I guess there's the old shrimp in a bottle trick. Link to comment
FlyGTI Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I disagree. This is not a teddy bear crab. Teddy bear crabs have beady little black eyes, as this one obviously does not. See pic. Come on Acoustic...do your homework. Link to comment
chufa Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 OMG, it's the cookie monster! LOL Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 B*tch finding him After yanking out all of my live rock one by one...i finally found the little bugger. Man is he hard to find. Here are some pic's...can you stop him? Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Here he is doing laps in the bucket...it's kinda entertaining SuDo Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Here is a Net shot. He doesn't look so furry out of the water SuDo Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Here is his new home. I have a 25 Gal Acrylic tank from Acrylicman (ebay). I put him in the refugium at the back. I just hope he doesn't move back into the main tanks. Thanks everyone! SuDo Link to comment
chufa Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 glad you were able to find a home for your peculiar-looking critter. Too many people just flush these guys down. I could not stop...er...spot the guy in the pic you posted. Can you post one with a circle on the thing? Link to comment
SuDo Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hi Chufa If you look at the centre, that big brown thing in the middle is him. He's tucked right in between the cracks. He was hard to find, but once he began to move, i spotted him. If you still can't see it, i'll post another pic SuDo Link to comment
chufa Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 OH, I see. Hey, it's like playing where is Waldo! Link to comment
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