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Old 03-12-2008, 02:51 PM   #1
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hitchiker crab watch out for them!

I had a few of these guys In some acros I got from Indonesia. At first I thought they were safe but realized different when the inside of a few pieces of coral was chewed up...I should have removed them In quarantine!!!


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Old 03-12-2008, 02:55 PM   #2
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Good god...they are gross!
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Old 03-12-2008, 03:32 PM   #3
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man that stinks
how big are they?
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about the size of your small fingernail
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Old 03-12-2008, 07:48 PM   #6
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I would absolutely freak out if I had my hand in the tank and happened upon one of those. I cringe just thinking about it. Thanks for the heads up. How many did you have and did you get them all out?
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