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I’ve had a single female emerald crab in my coral/invert QT for several months. Just found a baby crab. Is it a baby emerald? Or a pest crab that should be removed?
baby emerald crab?
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It’s not a emerald crab, not real sure but maybe a porcelain
It is too small for a positive ID but I can tell you a porcelain crab is the only one species that has 6 legs instead of 8
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If it’s not an emerald, I’m very surprised it snuck in. The tank was started with only dry rock, and all corals get dipped and most plugs removed.
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Yes! I thought my dipping procedure was pretty thorough. Maybe could have been hiding in a snail shell, idk. Not currently QTing anything... so guess i’ll leave him in there to see what it grows up to be
