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10/19/2017, 02:41 AM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Australia
Posts: 45
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Killer crabs smarter than me
So I’ve noticed 3 large crabs in my tank over the past few weeks - one black the other 2 big and hairy, creating havoc with my corals. Tonight it seems my peppermints are missing.... I’ve tried countless traps / bait in glasses to no avail. I’m now fearing for my fish and corals. Please help!!!!
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10/19/2017, 06:08 AM
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HMFIC
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Eastern NC
Posts: 331
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From what I remember about crabs...
Hairy = Bad. Black = Bad. Would you be able to spear them? |
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10/19/2017, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 61
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Emeralds have hairy legs though, should I be worried?
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10/19/2017, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 692
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...and how can 3 big hairy black crabs just popup in a tank? Did you recently added live rock they could have taken a ride on?
I know this gives you zero help but just curious.
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[Newbie here so please take my opinions carefully] Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 (72G) | Jebao DCT 4000 (1056 GPH Max) | Reef Octopus 152-S | 2 X Jebao PP8 (2100 GPH Max) |
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10/19/2017, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Sac, CA
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I had 2 gorilla crabs hitch hike in on a wild coral colony I bought once. It was a Monti. Cap. and I noticed it missing some polyps. Finally caught a glimpse of one of them pretty quickly. I basically lured him out with some frozen food and then grabbed him with my reef tweezers. Fast forward a couple months. Saw the second one. Took me another month or so to catch him with the tweezers. Sneaky lil guys. They would burry deep inside rocks and then come out at night but you have to be careful and quick as they get scared by light and scurry back under rocks. Good luck!
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