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Sumfingwong 06-20-2010 09:13 AM

Can someone ID this hitch hiker?
 
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Is this crab good? bad? Do I need to practice some spearing in my tank? :mrgreen:

Sorry about the iphone pics. Its as close as I can get

fishytime 06-20-2010 03:40 PM

cant really see that well from the pics, but chances are if you didnt add it, you dont want it:wink:

whatcaneyedo 06-20-2010 03:40 PM

All crab except the filter feeders like the porcelain crab are opportunistic omnivorous and will eat whatever is available and convenient.

Sumfingwong 06-23-2010 07:37 PM

Do crabs usually make clicking sounds? If they dont, it looks like I have a mantis somewhere in the tank :cry:

Zoaelite 06-23-2010 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sumfingwong (Post 529864)
Do crabs usually make clicking sounds? If they dont, it looks like I have a mantis somewhere in the tank :cry:

Or a pistol shrimp.

Sumfingwong 06-23-2010 07:57 PM

I guess my only option is to set some bottle traps and see what happens over night

4lti7ude 06-23-2010 08:10 PM

Hey that looks EXACTLY like the one I had in mine.
Just a simple gorilla crab.

I tied a little string on mine and kept him as a pet for a few days. :biggrin:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...9_674449_n.jpg
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...e&id=517857079

ElGuappo 06-23-2010 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sumfingwong (Post 529871)
I guess my only option is to set some bottle traps and see what happens over night

i have a crab trap you can borrow if your willing to come to bowness to get it.

Sumfingwong 07-08-2010 04:24 AM

So its confirmed, I saw a small brown mantis shrimp today when I was feeding the fish. Im hoping he will stay in the rock he is in, and I will try using high salinity dip to force him out. Still debating if I should put it down.. or maybe someone here wants him?

TheKid 07-08-2010 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sumfingwong (Post 533047)
So its confirmed, I saw a small brown mantis shrimp today when I was feeding the fish. Im hoping he will stay in the rock he is in, and I will try using high salinity dip to force him out. Still debating if I should put it down.. or maybe someone here wants him?



I saw a post on the board for someone asking for a mantis, try them!:mrgreen:


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