Reef safe crabs?????

[Sohal Tang Tim]

so i ordered blue legged crabs..I got some that are twice the size as the small blue legs we see lately and they are called AFRICAN REEF CRABS..

The supplier is telling me they are REEF SAFE...

Can anyone confirm??? I have never seen these before and I have some bloody expensive corals....

?????
Input pls
Thx people!

Tim

[Tripod1404]

Originally Posted by Sohal Tang Tim

so i ordered blue legged crabs..I got some that are twice the size as the small blue legs we see lately and they are called AFRICAN REEF CRABS..

The supplier is telling me they are REEF SAFE...

Can anyone confirm??? I have never seen these before and I have some bloody expensive corals....

?????
Input pls
Thx people!

Tim

Hard to say anything without the species name or a picture.

[Uncle99]

None depending on what "safe" means to you.
if I had to, blues and emerald.

[xsentrixsupra]

I had an emerald crab and day 1 he cut 1 of my corals in half haha

[Uncle99]

Originally Posted by xsentrixsupra

I had an emerald crab and day 1 he cut 1 of my corals in half haha

Exactly the reason I don't keep any crabs.
Since removing 2 years ago, I have not lost anything, not even a snail.
(I don't keep wrasses as well)

[xsentrixsupra]

Originally Posted by Uncle99

Exactly the reason I don't keep any crabs.
Since removing 2 years ago, I have not lost anything, not even a snail.
(I don't keep wrasses as well)

Yep, I'm still a fairly new reefer, but that scared me off from crabs. At least for a tank with corals. It sucks too, because he was interesting to watch and he definitely helped eat some algae!

[Uncle99]

I use snails for algae, Mexican for RED, Atrea for GREEN, Nar's for the sand.
I would love to have crabs but I have a lot of corals, to risky for me.

[xsentrixsupra]

Originally Posted by Uncle99

I use snails for algae, Mexican for RED, Atrea for GREEN, Nar's for the sand.
I would love to have crabs but I have a lot of corals, to risky for me.

Do you have a top on yours or do your snails not try to venture into the great unknown?

[Uncle99]

Originally Posted by xsentrixsupra

Do you have a top on yours or do your snails not try to venture into the great unknown?

I have never used a top. I suspend my LED's. Want max gas exchange, easy access for feeding, cleaning, etc...

A snail leave? Interesting.
Nope, never in 25 years, a crab, maybe.
Love snails, 10 Nar's, 5 Mexican Turbs, 20 Astrea, in a 70. They are the only CUC members I trust long term.

If you ever get Red Hair Algae and want it gone, Mexican Turbos are just amazing, 5 cleared several patches of RHA in two weeks. And mean GONE!

Astrea seem lazier than Mexican at consuming green so I use a lot more.

[Joe0813]

yup I also won't have hermits or crabs in my reef tank. they've torn up coral and kill snails

[xsentrixsupra]

Originally Posted by Uncle99

I have never used a top. I suspend my LED's. Want max gas exchange, easy access for feeding, cleaning, etc...

A snail leave? Interesting.
Nope, never in 25 years, a crab, maybe.
Love snails, 10 Nar's, 5 Mexican Turbs, 20 Astrea, in a 70. They are the only CUC members I trust long term.

If you ever get Red Hair Algae and want it gone, Mexican Turbos are just amazing, 5 cleared several patches of RHA in two weeks. And mean GONE!

Astrea seem lazier than Mexican at consuming green so I use a lot more.

Interestingly enough I had a clownfish jump out last night Poor little guy!