Found this on the beach in Rhode Island

[Pinback]

While visiting my sister in NY, I happened upon a couple of things in the beach that we went to in Rhode Island.

1-Some macro algea. Purple color. Flat leafed.

2-A crab. Maybe a baby snow crab?

Can anyone give me some info on these two?

 

[Peter P]

the crab looks to be a baby spider crab seen many in Rhode Island just usually not that small.

 

[Elegance Coral]

Looks like a small male decorator type crab. If that's a FO, he's probably fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't trust it.

 

[Pinback]

Thank you! I would agree with spider crab now that i've found some pictures

 

[Ron Reefman]

That's very cool looking algae!

I wonder if it will survive the temperatures in a reef tank? I'd sure give it a try. I don't remember ever seeing anything like it in the Florida Keys.

 

[khushtram]

I had this type of algae growing in my reef tank once. It is very fast growing and very very invasive. It attaches to your rock work and it is extremely hard to remove. You are better off growing it in a separate reactor where you can remove it easily when need be.

 

[Pinback]

Thank you for info on the Algea. I'm thinking of doing a display refugium. I'll keep it for that

 

[jd371]

That does look like a Spider Crab. I bring them up all the time when I'm bottom fishing for Fluke or Porgies, they get big. Surf fishing I see that algae wash up on the beach, quick search and it looks like Chondrus crispus Irish Moss.

 

[Pinback]

That does look like a Spider Crab. I bring them up all the time when I'm bottom fishing for Fluke or Porgies, they get big. Surf fishing I see that algae wash up on the beach, quick search and it looks like Chondrus crispus Irish Moss.

thank you for that I.D.

really good to know!