snowpunk Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 No pic but it is just chillin' on my new sps and I want to make sure it is good before I release him into the tank. He is all white with one black strip across his eyes. Very tiny, and actually quite cute if I may say so. Good crab, bad crab??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 No worries! Good crab. Keep him and enjoy the sybiosis! Watch out for the small hairy ones with blue eyes. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Good deal, thanks... Just found it on google too... He looks really cool. Said he is actually the cleaner of the coral, kinda cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i COULD TELL YA ABOUT SOME BAD CRAB'S(naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Oh geez..... bad crabs... let me see. Look at the shell on this guy, looks like a polar bear face... BAD CRAB, was mowing down Zoas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 thanks for the pic of a bad crab, and double thanks to CCR for not showing a pic of his bad crabs!!!!:eek::eek::eek:DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That one looks kind of like a acro crab you described only reason I show it. Your hit or miss, crabs can become opportunistic feeders if they are not getting enough food, acro crabs like you described with black mark over eyes tend to be great reef tank critters. I have had hairy ones as described as well that never harmed a thing in my tanks, its hit or miss, if you can get them out easy I say toss them in, if you have a large tank I would say add with caution if its hairy. The one I showed was in my larger 155 tank and it took a few months to catch him, thankfully he could not eat zoanthids as fast as they grew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 A zoe eating crab would starve in my tank for sure. If I ever had one it is dead now thats for sure. I have a grand total of about 15 heads total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 If it looks like this its a good crab. Acro Crab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 yep thats him... I remember seeing that pic but couldn't recall the look of the crab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have heard them called 'a black masked acro crab' maybe you can research it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 thanks for the pic of a bad crab' date=' and double thanks to CCR for not showing a pic of his bad crabs!!!!:eek::eek::eek:DOH![/quote'] You have NO idea how tempting it was. Have to goooooo, hard time typing and that terrible itch. Where did I leave that lotion?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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