Two Crabs that came in on FL live rock

[Soilworker]

Crab 1:​

• Has two filter fans he waves around catching food
• Has two larger claws
• Video:

Pic:

Crab 2:​

• Hairy crab, did a lot of bobbing.
• Might have dark\black claws
• Crappy pic

 

[Soilworker]

I saw crab 2 in the same place that crab 1 was in a little later after I saw him feeding. Is it possible they're the same one? Crab 1 didnt seem as hairy

 

[ying yang]

Videos can't view sorry.but look up porcelain crab and gorilla crab,they 2 common crabs as hitch hikers
Good luck with the idhttps://www.reef2reef.com/threads/crab-that-seems-to-be-filter-feeding.788058/

One of posters gives some good info on porcelain crabs plus shares a link so worth a read

 

[ying yang]

Gulf Live Rock.com

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Also depending who you bought your live rock from,some have a hitch hiker guide like above

 

[Duncan62]

Gulf Live Rock.com

gulfliverock.com

Also depending who you bought your live rock from,some have a hitch hiker guide like above

Videos can't view sorry.but look up porcelain crab and gorilla crab,they 2 common crabs as hitch hikers
Good luck with the idhttps://www.reef2reef.com/threads/crab-that-seems-to-be-filter-feeding.788058/

One of posters gives some good info on porcelain crabs plus shares a link so worth a read

Crab 1:​

• Has two filter fans he waves around catching food
• Has two larger claws
• Video:

Pic:

Crab 2:​

• Hairy crab, did a lot of bobbing.
• Might have dark\black claws
• Crappy pic

I've gotten three of these from kp. They're cool. One is 4 years old and he comes our in the same place every night and feeds. I think the claws aren't for feeding. Maybe show. Claws and all he's maybe 15mm across. The smallest is less than 5mm. He's in the new tank. The rocks, a mix of 2 florida rocks went in in February and I just found him a month ago. Things will be showing u for a while. Enjoy your cool hitchhikers!

 

[ying yang]

I've gotten three of these from kp. They're cool. One is 4 years old and he comes our in the same place every night and feeds. I think the claws aren't for feeding. Maybe show. Claws and all he's maybe 15mm across. The smallest is less than 5mm. He's in the new tank. The rocks, a mix of 2 florida rocks went in in February and I just found him a month ago. Things will be showing u for a while. Enjoy your cool hitchhikers!

Ha ha that's great,but pretty sure you got me mixed up with person who started the thread,I just gave a guess at the 2 crabs without seeing video ( wouldn't play,just kept getting spinning circle)

Reason why regretting not qt my corals with quite a few pests now in dt lol ^_^

https://youtube.com/shorts/Glcu0lIBXtQ?feature=share Possible eunicid worms. Sea slugs,pulled about 25 out in last 3 weeks from my gsp. Flatworms. Aiptasia Possible Spioniod worms on zoa rock and hermit shell. Black bugs eating sps. Some kind of worm in sump,not sure what lol So yeah I...

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These are my cool hitch hikers ha ha with dry rock and dry sand ( because all horror stories on bad hitch hikers) but decided on 11th hour not to qt corals for hitch hikers ( wish went with real true live ocean rock now pffft )

 

[Duncan62]

Ha ha that's great,but pretty sure you got me mixed up with person who started the thread,I just gave a guess at the 2 crabs without seeing video ( wouldn't play,just kept getting spinning circle)

Reason why regretting not qt my corals with quite a few pests now in dt lol ^_^

https://youtube.com/shorts/Glcu0lIBXtQ?feature=share Possible eunicid worms. Sea slugs,pulled about 25 out in last 3 weeks from my gsp. Flatworms. Aiptasia Possible Spioniod worms on zoa rock and hermit shell. Black bugs eating sps. Some kind of worm in sump,not sure what lol So yeah I...

www.reef2reef.com

These are cool hitch hikers ha ha with dry rock and dry sand ( because all horror stories on bad hitch hikers) but decided on 11th hour not to qt corals for hitch hikers ( wish went with real true live ocean rock now pffft )

Yeah. I had a tough time with that one. It happens when I'm to lazy to get my glasses. Lol. After the 3rd mistake I just hit go. Lol.