Forgive my ignorance... gorilla?

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Emerald or gorilla?
 
Gorillas have black tips on their claws and usually become "hairy" as they get larger. What you may have there is a baby stone crab.

#reefsquad for more input
 
Stone crabs good or bad?
 
The more I look at it the more I want to say it's a decorator crab.


It could be a decorator .



Agree. It doesn't appear to be a gorilla crab. When in doubt put it in the sump or it's out .
 
Neither gorilla, stone nor emerald.

Decorator may be on the right track - looking at the overall shape, and focusing on the pointed rostrum, I'd say this fellow's in the decorator / spider crab clan. (Stuff stuck to his legs is a clue, too . . . )

~Bruce
 

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