ID from crab moly?

[CallMeChris]

Haven’t seen the live crab, just the molt. Is it possible to ID from the molt or would it just be guesswork? My guess is some sort of Xanthid. I know some are fine while some are not. Thoughts?

 

[jkcoral]

Looks like a gorilla crab to me based on the black tips to the claws. Did you order some live rock the crab may have been on?

 

[CallMeChris]

Looks like a gorilla crab to me based on the black tips to the claws. Did you order some live rock the crab may have been on?

Oh yea, very live I’ll keep an eye out for it and grab it if I can. I’ve read that gorilla crabs have black tips, but not all black tips are gorilla crabs.

 

[jkcoral]

Oh yea, very live I’ll keep an eye out for it and grab it if I can. I’ve read that gorilla crabs have black tips, but not all black tips are gorilla crabs.

Only had one experience with gorilla crabs in my years of reefing. Had 3 of them come on some live rock that was also very alive haha. I remember the black tips and the “fuzzy” covering on them.

Keep an eye out after lights out and you’ll probably see your crab. Well, maybe after a couple weeks, it’ll probably hide for a while recovering from molting!