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Originally Posted by Snaz
Any crab is an opportunistic feeder and should be regarded as suspect until proven otherwise. If it is a Mithrax and has the blunted claws as Jason describes then treat as you would any Emerald(Mithrax) crab.
That said I have two smaller red eyed, pointy black clawed crabs(Xanthid) that I'm sure does some damage but I leave in my tank as part of the CUC and I think they look neat.
Crabs are a personal thing.  |
Just because it has blunted flat tips on it's claws doesn't mean it's a relatively peaceful herbivore/scavenger like an emerald. Many Mithrax get large and predatory, like the one in Jason's tank. Be cautious!!