Reef safe crab?
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CC13
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Hi everyone this crab came with live rock not sure what type of crab or if its reef safe it looks like a ghost crab to me but not 100% sure would like other opinions thanks for the help [emoji2]
From my experience; NO crab is safe.
Some are 'more' safe than others. But from experience, they all like the taste of snails and fish far more and eventually they start killing. Again, this is my experience, but I have no crabs in any tank for this reason.
I was going to say a female Fiddler crab, but I guess the Ghost crab you mentioned is almost the same thing.
http://txmarspecies.tamug.edu/invertfamilydetails.cfm?famnameID=Ocypodidae
http://txmarspecies.tamug.edu/invertfamilydetails.cfm?famnameID=Ocypodidae
Dancingmad
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Sump em if you arent sure. Try to get some pics from the top and claws if you can. Looks kinda like a sally lightfoot to me but i am by no means a crab expert.
Id still sump that guy if it was me - Behold and tremble in fear for the new sump lord!
Id still sump that guy if it was me - Behold and tremble in fear for the new sump lord!
CC13
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I would be afraid to put that thing in a shark tank lol
cracker
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I'm not big on crabs either ."Maybe" if it's tiny wears a shell on it's back & has blue legs. But your looking for an Id I thought a Sally s well it's just the tiny pincers . other wise I couldn't say .
Whether a ghost crab or female fiddler, this one would probably appreciate an island where it can get out of the water periodically. That way, you won't hear your significant other screaming your name as something ... with a shell ... scurries under the sofa.
Again.
~Bruce
Again.
~Bruce
