Acro Eating Crab

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Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · Mar 18, 2009

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Some of you already know that I have been playing cat and mouse trying to catch this crab that has been eating my Acro's (i saw it snap off polyps and eat them with my own eyes)... well I got it this morning and here are some pics of it... if you see a crab like this hanging out in one of your Acro's, get it out....

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Mr.Peanut

· #2 · Mar 18, 2009

Those eyes are so cool.

Loverotties

· #3 · Mar 18, 2009

Mr.Peanut said:
Those eyes are so cool.

2nd that!

icebear

· #4 · Mar 18, 2009

blue-eyed teddycrab :rotflmao:

glad you finally got him out!

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 18, 2009

He did have a cute set of eyes... too bad I had to turn him into an icecube

BlackwaterMerk

· #6 · Mar 18, 2009

thats a po'ed looking crab.

usmc2b2004

· #7 · Mar 18, 2009

So Tony how did you end up catching it?

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 18, 2009

I finally was able to get that colony out...it took me nearly 20 minutes to get the crab off the colony... BTW, I got you an accidental frag of Dustin's Deepwater..

usmc2b2004

· #9 · Mar 19, 2009

Sweet I ended up getting the Phil's Granulosa instead of the Red Planet due to the fact that it was sold yesterday, but they have 2 pearlberry frags and they are suppose to hold me one till next week. so wooooo who......

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 19, 2009

That's cool... I like the Phils too

I know where you can trade for a piece of the RP when the time comes...

tlgreve

· #11 · Mar 19, 2009

you know its always the cute ones you have to worry about.

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jul 29, 2009

I just wanted to update this thread. Since removing the crab my Acro colonies and frags are doing awesome.. I can even keep Torts now!! woohoo!

fchidsey

· #13 · Nov 3, 2009

dude that is a great pic

SCHEITHE

· #14 · Nov 3, 2009 (Edited)

i just got the crab eating my coral to.

Reeftanker3295

· #15 · Nov 3, 2009

Sceithe i cant say you can be positive on that.. Those are all over the shores of long island... 1000s and 1000s everywhere id be very surprised if that was the crab in your reef tank.

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #16 · Nov 3, 2009

fchidsey said:
dude that is a great pic

Thanks

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #17 · Nov 3, 2009

Reeftanker3295 said:
Sceithe i cant say you can be positive on that.. Those are all over the shores of long island... 1000s and 1000s everywhere id be very surprised if that was the crab in your reef tank.

The crab pictured came from the pacific.. it came in a Maricultured colony and it took me a long time to figure out what the issue was and before I caught him munching on corals.

Reeftanker3295

· #18 · Nov 3, 2009

Tony i meant the pic Sceithe put up sorry for confusion haha

Fat Tony

Discussion Starter · #19 · Nov 4, 2009

LOL... ok then

SCHEITHE

· #20 · Nov 4, 2009

that looks like him but then again i said that about the other crab.

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