ID NEEDED..... Crab

143MPCo · Apr 23, 2017

#reefsquad

prsnlty · Apr 23, 2017

143MPCo said:
#reefsquad

[emoji33] not sure but he looks mean lol

kireek · Apr 23, 2017

Wow.He looks lovely to me.Following along...

143MPCo · Apr 23, 2017

I'm thinking Galapagos but I'm not 100% sure about that at all.

Labridaedicted · Apr 23, 2017

I think this is Charybdis paucidentata. Definitely not reef safe or small fish safe.

dbl · Apr 23, 2017

Sorry no help with ID, but I agree it looks scary (aka mean)!!!

143MPCo · Apr 23, 2017

Labridaedicted said:
I think this is Charybdis paucidentata. Definitely not reef safe or small fish safe.

Really looks similar but I'm not 100% sure yet.

Maritimer · Apr 23, 2017

C. paucidentata sure does look close, if perhaps not dead-on.

Swimming crabs (paddles on rear legs) are generally very carnivorous and very fast, but does this fellow have spoon-shaped tips on his claws, similar to an emerald crab?

It's a gorgeous crab, so I'd say sump or rehome, rather than flush or boil with a bit of drawn butter . . .

~Bruce

Sm51498 · Apr 23, 2017

He is gorgeous. A species tank with him would be amazing.

143MPCo · Apr 23, 2017

Maritimer said:
C. paucidentata sure does look close, if perhaps not dead-on.

Swimming crabs (paddles on rear legs) are generally very carnivorous and very fast, but does this fellow have spoon-shaped tips on his claws, similar to an emerald crab?

It's a gorgeous crab, so I'd say sump or rehome, rather than flush or boil with a bit of drawn butter . . .

~Bruce

Thx for the ID!