What is this?

peppe_67 · Oct 20, 2018

Is there anyone that can help me identifying this crab? And should I do anything about it?

Hitman · Oct 20, 2018

Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

Jusha · Oct 20, 2018

I don't know the exact species but I'm fairly certain that it isn't a porcelain crab.

Hitman said:
Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

peppe_67 · Oct 20, 2018

Hitman said:
Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

The only other pic I have is from a few months ago. It might be the same crab. I'm not sure it helps though[emoji848]

Hitman · Oct 20, 2018

The body resembles a Pom Pom crab ( which it’s definitely not ) but those huge pinchers are throwing me off.

Jusha · Oct 20, 2018

Due the the carapace I'd think it is related to the mithrax crab, you can search for mithrax and see if it's the one you have, the claws are a characteristic as well.

Hitman · Oct 20, 2018

Sure looks like the Xanthids mud crab

KJ · Oct 20, 2018

peppe_67 said:
The only other pic I have is from a few months ago. It might be the same crab. I'm not sure it helps though[emoji848]

Pic to blurry. Can you tell me how many legs does he have 6 or 8?

peppe_67 · Oct 20, 2018

Jusha said:
Due the the carapace I'd think it is related to the mithrax crab, you can search for mithrax and see if it's the one you have, the claws are a characteristic as well.

Ahh that looks about right, I'll search for it [emoji847] if it's a mitrax, is that a good thing to have?

peppe_67 · Oct 20, 2018

KJ said:
Pic to blurry. Can you tell me how many legs does he have 6 or 8?

I think it has 6 legs and the claws.

KJ · Oct 20, 2018

peppe_67 said:
I think it has 6 legs and the claws.

6 legs meant only one crab Porcelain crab.

peppe_67 · Oct 20, 2018

KJ said:
6 legs meant only one crab Porcelain crab.

I might be wrong. Porcelain crab, isn't them sto eats seastars?

peppe_67 · Oct 21, 2018

Time for a bit of crab fishing[emoji4]

Jusha · Oct 22, 2018

Yes they eat algae, but if it doesn't have enough food it'll eat some soft corals.

peppe_67 said:
Ahh that looks about right, I'll search for it [emoji847] if it's a mitrax, is that a good thing to have?

Jusha · Oct 22, 2018

I am very certain that this isn't a porcelain crab but a true crab, it's very likely that a pair of legs fell off. This claw shape definitely not that of a porcelain crab.