brahm Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 A while back I bought 3 red crabs, and one of them looked a little diffrent it was kinda bluish and i think it might have had some hairs (very few then) but lfs/myself figured it was just a little off colour because the rest of it looked like the red crabs (even claws on both hands) ect.. It w/my red crabs had disapeared into the tank a week or so after placing them in (with the exception of one whom stood on the peak of LR as if it were the king, but since I added more LR that crab disappeared to) and up until now randomy I will see little crab legs floating around. Figuring by now they were all gone/dead.. when last nite as i was turning off the lights I saw what at first looked like some sort of spider (tranchula legs) coming out of a little cave in some LR. It was dark and i couldn't see well. So I grabbed a flashlite not wanting to turn on the powercompact and make everything in the tank think the Sun is flickering on and off. What I saw looked like one of the red crabs i got (like a mini version of the crabs you eat) but VERY VERY Hairy, and brown with even claws (80% sure). It is about an 1 1/2 long, maybe a 1/2" wide. It was VERY skittish although it came out of a rock right by my anemone+clownfish which was making me a little be nervous. After shinning the flash light on it for a min or so, trying to figure out what it is It took off back into the cave, and I haven't been able to find it again.. I haven't had any missing fish.. or Outstanding amounts of crabs/snails that i can't find (although i have alot of caves in my tank so stuff is able to hide for a day or two without me be able to account for it).. Should I start hunting for it? Or leave it be? Link to comment
lostdog Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I've had a couple hairy crabs in my tanks. They looked like this http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=12401 I hope you can manage to get him out. I don't know of any "good" hairy crabs (though I have limited knowledge of crabs). Link to comment
brahm Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 I saw that last nite while looking through the site. I don't recall it being white or having any pink spots.. I think it was all brown. Althouhg it was hard to see through all the hair, Link to comment
lostdog Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Well, would you like one then??? http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=16452 That post also has a link to a site that shows a brown hairy crab. Is that closer to what yours looked like? Link to comment
brahm Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 it's quite possible. I'm going to have to try to locate it and take a picture. Link to comment
lostdog Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 That thing is definately more evil looking than the ones I had. Link to comment
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