Crab - Hitchhiker - Safe?

George_ · 10/30/2017, 08:52 PM

I found this guy on my rock removed the rock fast from the aquarium and got him on my floor - see image attached

Is he safe for a reef aquarium?

Currently he is in a glass...

George
Ps: he is brown and his legs are hairy = oh and it is a male one

norfolkgarden · 11/01/2017, 03:58 PM

No idea what it is but most are a bad idea. Would keep it separately until you know for sure.

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ReefMaster48 · 11/01/2017, 04:26 PM

Im not to much into inverts, so take my words with a grain of salt. However, I scroll the forums a lot, and remember seeing someone with the same looking crab. Consensus was that it was not a good reef inhabitant. I think it was quite dangerous actually - for the tank of course.

I would quarantine him for now until you can get a positive ID.

Hadla · 11/02/2017, 12:19 AM

Wish I was near you, I’d take him lol

Monkeyfish · 11/03/2017, 01:57 PM

IMO, stick him in the sump or give him to someone with an interest in inverts. Better safe than sorry.

George_ · 11/03/2017, 05:37 PM

Thanks guys,

I do not have a sump therefore cant place him there - probably take him to the LFS

George

ReefNomad · 11/12/2017, 06:34 PM

He's shaped like a predator, so treat him as such to be safe

RazBFC · 11/13/2017, 05:59 PM

Looks a bit like a rock crab have you noticed any claw shed in your tank basically if its a rock crab get it out if it gets hungry enough it will eat anything it can catch i might be totally wrong but keep an open mind.

11/02/2017, 12:19 AM	#4
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11/03/2017, 01:57 PM	#5
Monkeyfish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island (NY) Posts: 4,077	IMO, stick him in the sump or give him to someone with an interest in inverts. Better safe than sorry. __________________ Eric "One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not." Current Tank Info: Taking a break

11/01/2017, 03:58 PM	#2
norfolkgarden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Posts: 258	No idea what it is but most are a bad idea. Would keep it separately until you know for sure. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

11/01/2017, 04:26 PM	#3
ReefMaster48 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 342	Im not to much into inverts, so take my words with a grain of salt. However, I scroll the forums a lot, and remember seeing someone with the same looking crab. Consensus was that it was not a good reef inhabitant. I think it was quite dangerous actually - for the tank of course. I would quarantine him for now until you can get a positive ID.

11/03/2017, 05:37 PM	#6
George_ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Boston Posts: 21	Thanks guys, I do not have a sump therefore cant place him there - probably take him to the LFS George

11/12/2017, 06:34 PM	#7
ReefNomad Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 130	He's shaped like a predator, so treat him as such to be safe

11/13/2017, 05:59 PM	#8
RazBFC Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 22	Looks a bit like a rock crab have you noticed any claw shed in your tank basically if its a rock crab get it out if it gets hungry enough it will eat anything it can catch i might be totally wrong but keep an open mind.