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Old 09-25-2003, 09:57 PM   #1
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ID help please

Who is this guy?
I have five or ten that came on some live rock.
They are nocturnal and appear to eat algae.

They look friendly
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Old 09-25-2003, 11:08 PM   #2
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i have no idea, but they have all the caracteristics of a more "reef safe" crab than most. smoth exoskelton and flatter pinchers.

with that said i would remove them for observation if you can. i do not trust crabs. i would rather be safe than sorry.

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Old 09-25-2003, 11:29 PM   #3
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This has been in my folks reef tank for about 11 years, no problems. Not sure if its the same or not.
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Old 09-25-2003, 11:40 PM   #4
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They are red factor Mithrax crabs, Red Clinging Crab... Good for soup and nothing else... Oh wait, also good for feeding to Huma Huma's...

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/sh...highlight=crab

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That's the bug!
Did they give you any trouble?
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Grabbed a CBB fish and proceeded to pull it into the LR for dinner.
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I agree with cyberchef. Yank 'em

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