Picture of Crab - GOOD or BAD?

Chin_Lee · #1 03-13-2006, 06:25 AM

Good or Bad? Anybody know?

G1GY · #2 03-13-2006, 06:30 AM

Looks kind of like a little red eyed monster. Good for the sump more than likely.

Here's a pic of the ones I removed from my tank.

I had around 30 of the little devils.

Funky_Fish14 · #3 03-13-2006, 06:31 AM

Horrible, lol. Quash it. Squish it good though, they are very well armored, I stomped one flat and it still tried to walk away once..

That would be what many call a rock/gorrila/red-eyed crab etc... They can develop into a nuisance.

fortheloveofcrabs · #4 03-13-2006, 06:40 AM

Yup, he's a coral eater alright. I have 4 or 5 in my sump. They are fun to watch as they burrow in the sand bed and will eat anything they can find in the sand. All in all, I've found them to be a good thing (when kept FAR away from coral)! Toss him in your sump, if not try to find someone with a sump who is willing to take him because he is still a living thing and had to be pretty crafty to live the journey on your live rock... but he's your crab.

-Pauli

Funky_Fish14 · #5 03-13-2006, 07:11 AM

Haha right, he doesnt nessesarily have to be stomped, I would keep any I found if I had a tank set-up for them, but the one I had was eating the macro-algae in my sump, and I was in a rush to fix all the problems on my tank, lol.

AndyL · #6 03-13-2006, 01:02 PM

Remember - we have people who are keeping mantis' who would love to get some cheap food

Andy

OCDP · #7 03-13-2006, 01:59 PM

That's one ugly crab

TheReefGeek · #8 03-13-2006, 02:33 PM

Rock crabs can/will take down fish when larger, seen one reach out of a live rock hole with one giant claw, and snap down on a 3" fish that died instantly.

targa81 · #9 03-13-2006, 03:26 PM

Rule of thumb= Red Eye Must Die.

Psyire · #10 03-13-2006, 05:11 PM

Bad Crab, my Peacock would love him... She's ate a few already.