Teeny tiny baby Gorilla Crab?

[CallMeChris]

Its the size of a big grain of rice. So the pics are a bit grainy. Hoping it’s not a gorilla crab. Go ahead, crush my hope like a vermetid snail…

Teeny tiny claws. I have a vid but can’t get it to upload.

 

[CallMeChris]

I mean, not that big of a deal really. Just being dramatic

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Could you possibly circle it? I can’t find it

 

[CallMeChris]

Could you possibly circle it? I can’t find it

 

[CallMeChris]

Does this video work?

 

[Munjy]

I am gonna guess that it's a decorator crab.

 

[CallMeChris]

I am gonna guess that it's a decorator crab.

Thanks! I looked up some pics and that’s a good possibility

 

[blaxsun]

Not a gorilla crab.

 

[steveschuerger]

Some variety of decorator or related

 

[QuickrdenU]

Aren’t most of the emerald crabs we get actually gorilla crabs anyways? Hairy legs and all? I worry a bit about my fish but nothing has happened yet…

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Aren’t most of the emerald crabs we get actually gorilla crabs anyways? Hairy legs and all? I worry a bit about my fish but nothing has happened yet…

Technically no because the hairy legs alone don’t make it a gorilla crab. Colloquially, you could almost make that argument, but they have the wrong kind/shape of claws for it.

Technically, the term gorilla crab pretty well only applies to crabs from the taxonomic family Xanthidae (emerald crabs are from the same taxonomic subsection - Heterotremata - but a different superfamily and - thus by default - a different family, Mithracidae).

Colloquially, however, the term is applied to pretty much any hairy crab with scissor-shaped claws (emerald crabs have more spoon-shaped claws), and, in the hobby, the term is basically used to mean any crab (regardless of claw shape or if it’s hairy or not) that isn’t reef-safe/would be likely to attack other inhabitants of the tank.

 

[kjkszpj9]

thats one weird looking crabbo. wouldnt mind having that in my aquarium not gonna lie.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Little cutie!