Crab ID please.
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I'm thinking emerald crabBeen told both gorilla crab and emerald crab.
Kamden Uelton
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he's an emerald crab, Gorilla crabs have "hair" on the carapace and not just the legs.
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That's what I thought. They're arguing over which sort it is on a fb group and I also got told it was emeralds that were hairy not gorillas! So confused right now!
I've had some rock in a tub for just over 2 weeks waiting to have a chance to aquascape. This guy popped out when I opened it up tonight. I've put him in a jug for now as I don't want it in the tank until I know what it is!
Kamden Uelton
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The thing is Gorilla and Emerald Crabs are in the same Mithrax Family... Just keep it well fed just incase it's a Gorilla Crab and he'll be fine.
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I took it to LFS today and unfortunately got the only non chatty staff member. He said it wasn't an emerald, told me I should've just dumped it in the sump and promptly tipped it into one of their sumps! I was a bit gobsmacked tbh!
So none the wiser and it's now in their sump not mine lol.
So none the wiser and it's now in their sump not mine lol.
