Crabs crabs crabs [emoji886]

[Reef_scuba]

Hello all!!

So as you can see in previous posts I have inherited a jungle of a tank that I have slowly but surely been getting in track..

I have always had the crab that is in the first picture which has always been very dosile and actually very entertaining but without adding anything to the tank I now suddenly have another two crabs?! They look different to the first..

My LFS are telling me to GET RID asap as their afraid they may kill my blennie [emoji24]

I don't want to 'get rid' if anything for no reason so could you lovely people tell me...

Friend or Foe?!

Thanks! [emoji16]

Ps. Sorry for poor photography
Photo 1 (original) photo2 new photo three new

 

[Crabs McJones]

Here I thought this was a thread about me
If the first picture has black tips on the claws it's likely a gorilla crab, they are predators, I would banish to the sump.
The other two its very hard to tell.

 

[Reef_scuba]

Haha, next time!

They all have black claw tips.. that's a shame they're cuties.. the tank is all built in as only a nano.

Thanks for your advice!

 

[Joshua2598]

To the sump thee go

 

[Stonekeg]

Ok, for some reason this thread title caused me to remember this song. I feel like I gotta share it here on the forum, but I'd imagine it's not the first time it has been.

I also learned something in this thread, but sorry I didn't have a better contribution. >.<

*Anyone know how I can reduce the preview size for the link?

 

[Reef_scuba]

Ok, for some reason this thread title caused me to remember this song. I feel like I gotta share it here on the forum, but I'd imagine it's not the first time it has been.

*Anyone know how I can reduce the preview size for the link?

Anyone want a bag of crabs??! HA

 

[Joshua2598]

Anyone want a bag of crabs??! HA

I already have crabs...

 

[Captain Quint]

Just a rule of thumb.

Flat claws it is generally okay.

Sharp pointed and it's not so good in the DT.

 

[KJ]

Xanthidae sp. sump all.

 

[kirstyflash]

If you can’t sump, there are peeps who will take them or see if your lfs will. Good luck in trying to catch them. I have one in my rocks and nothing I do will entice him out. But he is entertaining too. Haven’t seen him in about two weeks but am always looking for him

 

[Reef_scuba]

Thanks for the advice, that's a good rule of thumb.. if going by that I may be able to keep the original..

Yeah can't sumo unfortunately so when I get hold of the little buggers I'll take them down the LFS, see if they have a hungry puffer.. ha or sump