Friend or foe ?

[BMan]

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That looks like a red mithrax. Does he have white tipped, cup-shaped claws?

 

[BMan]

It came out of the Atlantic off the Miami coast. Claws look pointy. I don't see white tips.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Claws look pointy. I don't see white tips.

Mithrax

 

[BMan]

Claws look pointy

 

[reefmagic]

Are you sure? They look flat on the ends to me.

 

[KJ]

Mithrax.

 

[BMan]

Boy they do look cup shaped in the pic. I'll try to get better shot.

 

[BMan]

If they are cup shaped, is it safe ?

 

[BMan]

Sorry guys...he does indeed have cup shaped claw tips. I put him back into the aquarium. Thanks for the id.

 

[Humblefish]

I don't trust any crab with hairy legs.

 

[Salty1962]

That looks like a red mithrax. Does he have white tipped, cup-shaped claws?

+1, I had one that the body was @1.5". They love algae.

 

[Fizzman]

Dang, that's a nice crab. Do Lfs carry those?

 

[Sully]

Here's my red mithrix . He hangs out in the HOB refugium. About Almost 3 inches from elbow joint to elbow joint.

 

[BMan]

Dang, that's a nice crab. Do Lfs carry those?

He hitchhiked in on live rock. I'm not sure it LFS will carry this crab.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I love the red guys! Nice crab.

 

[Cary]

Cool catch...Collecting is so much fun...

 

[mikenestle]

Man I'm jealous. I look for these guys every time I'm in my LFS. Sooner or later.....

 

[Kaleigh]

Here's my red mithrix . He hangs out in the HOB refugium. About Almost 3 inches from elbow joint to elbow joint.

What kind of HOB refugium do u have?

 

[Sully]

What kind of HOB refugium do u have?

It's the CPR aquafuge 2, medium. Really happy with it. Been running it for almost a year.