Brown Egg Crab eating my pulsating xenia

[Sarah&KC]

earlier I made a post about how something is messing or destroying my pulsating xenia ... I know I have a Porcelain Crab, and I just ID'ed my other crab as a Brown Egg Crab... again no idea how it got in there or any of those details?? I also can't find any info. on the web about this crab being reef safe?? Is this the culprit for my disappearing xenia!!??

[pastina]

Originally Posted by Sarah&KC

earlier I made a post about how something is messing or destroying my pulsating xenia ... I know I have a Porcelain Crab, and I just ID'ed my other crab as a Brown Egg Crab... again no idea how it got in there or any of those details?? I also can't find any info. on the web about this crab being reef safe?? Is this the culprit for my disappearing xenia!!??

it could be, but i wouldnt worry too much about the xenia alot of people cant keep them for some reason, their one of those "iffy" corals

are u sure that brown egg crab is reef safe? they are really cute as a button but i found a pic of one eating a fish

edit* ok i see you didnt know if he was reef safe or not. GET HIM OUT if you can. i dont trust this thing, im looking at pics and they just dont seem like they belong in an aquarium
can u get a pic of him?

[Sarah&KC]

It came with the tank and we have attributed the missing xenia and another coral to this mischievous creature... and maybe our lawnmower blenny who has been MIA for a few days.

[pastina]

find him and get him out, then take pics lol
they are poisonous if ingested, not like you'd eat it but just sayin lol


is this your little dude?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/427830559/

[Sarah&KC]

Thanks for the advice, I wish we thought of that before the $100 investment in corals...

[wolfe4372]

those are cute! but yea time to get rid of him

[aquawolf]

Sorry, but that will happen from time to time. Hopefully you will be able to get it out of the tank without too much trouble.

[pastina]

you say it came with the tank? or hitchhiked on the live rock?

how big is he? if you seen him once you will see him again, then try and grab him with tweezers. they also sell traps
a pic would help alot if possible because maybe hes not a brown egg crab after all, he could be innocent