Drew220 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Found this guy chillin on my new live rock. I went ahead and isolated him until i get an idea if he's reef safe or not. Any help would be appreciated. He has small claws BTW. Link to comment
roll Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 There is a face on his shell. He is cool looking but, I would assume he is not reef safe. Link to comment
nanospoof Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 the face is cool. I say put him in the fuge. Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Follow this link, see if you can ID it. Linky Neat looking crab by the way... Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It almost looks like a beach crab with the eyes. Link to comment
Psychosis Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I was about to say, it really looks like a female fiddler. Very uncommon hitcher, to be honest I've never seen another like it when it wasn't added intentionally. The smiley face is a plus for personality. I'd say keep it in the fuge, very cool. Link to comment
Drew220 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Found him. This place calls him a Red Burrowing crab. I wish I had a fuge to put him in. http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/2819/product.web SPECIFIC GRAVITY RANGE 1.019 - 1.024 MAXIMUM SIZE 3" PH RANGE 7.8 - 8.6 TEMPERATURE RANGE 72 - 84 DIFFICULTY Easy ORIGIN Indo-Pacific VENOMOUS No RESTRICTED No DIET Omnivore COMMON NAME Red Burrowing Crab SCIENTIFIC NAME Uca sp. REEF SAFE Yes Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 If you don't want him I will take him haha. That is a neat crab... Link to comment
Drew220 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 I guess I will let him stay for now until the cycle is finished. Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Throw him on eBay, and say the face is Jesus!!! Sorry... He looks awesome! Link to comment
hlander Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Throw him on eBay, and say the face is Jesus!!! Sorry... He looks awesome! :lol: Like Cheesus!! http://www.manolith.com/2009/05/18/cheesus...in-cheetos-bag/ Link to comment
Drew220 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Throw him on eBay, and say the face is Jesus!!! Sorry... He looks awesome! hmmm. A little paint should do the trick . One problem I see with her so far, is that she likes to bury under the rocks which could make my formation unstable. Thanks for the help guys. Link to comment
r20crazy Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 location? could pickup if local. PM me if in socal Link to comment
racerfreak Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 my lfs has a tone of those guys and he says they are more like a hermit crab than an emerald crap... anyway i say keep him. However they do climb up the glass Link to comment
RockinSmall Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 i'd leave him in the display.. most crabs r fine... dont know why everyone wants to toss misc crabs they find... i love the odd critters and havent had any issues... Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Uca is the genus name for fiddler crabs... Link to comment
mr_X Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 i'd leave him in the display.. most crabs r fine... dont know why everyone wants to toss misc crabs they find... i love the odd critters and havent had any issues... most crabs are not fine. many crabs will eat your corals and/or kill other tank mates that you spent good money for. Link to comment
Drew220 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Yeah I don't trust him with corals. I am keeping him until the cycle is done. Then I'm going to see if the LFS will take him. Link to comment
BobbyL1212 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Speechless! That crab is amazing! I'd set up a 5.5g for that sucker. With some LR. Also the claws aren't big and vicious, probably not a fish eater, but it may be a coral picker. Link to comment
mr_X Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 the claws aren't big and vicious, probably not a fish eater, but it may be a coral picker. i'm not sure that's accurate. i've seen sally lightfoot crabs lunge out after close swimming fish, and they have small claws too. i've also had large emerald crabs (with big claws) that didn't want anything to do with a fish swimming by. all crabs are opportunistic feeders. it's a fact. Link to comment
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