Sahin Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 I finaly got him. Have a look at these pics of this crab. Its one of those brown hairy types. I saw him lingering around the rock where the Xenia was and the next day the Xenia was eaten up. He's been in the tank from day one. I only noticed him about a month ago when Xenia started to go missing. I spent ages trying to figure out how to catch him. He is extremly fast for a crab and would dart into dark crevices as soon as he saw me. But I came home last friday night (was past 12) and my bro was in my room, and had the light on...thats when I saw him right on top of the candy cane coral... I washed my hands and took out the whole candy coral bunch and then poked him out. I suspected my Orange Fromia starfish for a long time and eventually got rid of it and yet the Xenia eating carried on. The Xenia is once again growing back. Hopefully the mystery is solved. Here he is. Link to comment
Sahin Posted August 19, 2002 Author Share Posted August 19, 2002 Here is another pic of him showing his large pincers. Oh he is about 1.5cm from one side to other side of his body. Link to comment
TNreefguy Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 I have the same crab living in a colony of star polyps in my tank. I have never had a problem with it though my flowerpot coral has not extended its polyps in a while, the crab might be the culprit. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 crabs are NOT to be trusted! : i had an emerald stuffing his face with xenia right in front of me! @#$#%! hell, i saw my clown eating it too. had an engorged belly by the time he stopped. little sonaofbeech! Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Yeah, I wouldn't trust crabs in my tank either... I've got 2 small hermits but they've been there from the very start and haven't touched anything so I'll let them be. But if I had anything like you have Sahin, it's out of there! Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Looks like the evil crab I hate in an acro. My solution, take him to the LFS and feed him to the triggers Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Calappa or Macropiapepous Species. I have seen them terrorize and pick a meal from a reeftank like a 200 # Belugah Whaler at 400 item All You Can Eat "GOLDEN CORRAL" Buffet.... it sucks. SOME are good as long as U have enough food for them. Link to comment
flaunt Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 tinyreef, your clown eats xenia?? i thought they were totally reef safe? Link to comment
tinyreef Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 i thought so too! :*( this was back when they first became widely available. i've heard of and seen those crabs living very contently within reefs though. but you can imagine how ####ed off i was when i saw it plucking the xenia polyps like grapes! heck, i've caught my clown munchin' on xenia and colt polyps! friggin fish! Link to comment
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