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Old 03-22-2013, 11:04 PM
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It amazes me that I have had my tank for a year and a half and I suddenly see this furry brown and black crab in my rocks that I have never seen before. I can't get a photo of him because he just looks like the rocks. He is brown with black claws and kind of fuzzy. I have done some searches but can't find any that look like that. Anyone know what it is? Is he good or bad?

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Old 03-22-2013, 11:11 PM
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Old 03-22-2013, 11:35 PM
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Maybe this one Gorilla crab
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Old 03-23-2013, 12:04 AM
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Maybe this one Gorilla crab
He is evil looking!! Not right colour. More solid brown with black claws.
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Sounds like it could be a Mithrax crab. Some say Mithrax are safe but I personally don't like or trust any crabs...
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Sounds like it could be a Mithrax crab. Some say Mithrax are safe but I personally don't like or trust any crabs...
Yup, I think that you are the winner!! Are Emerald crabs and Mithrax crabs the same then. Do they change colour because I did have an Emerald but hadn't seen it in ages and thought it died. This one is a different colour though. Same crab maybe?
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Extermination is the only option....Nothing that walks on legs is welcome in my tank... including shrimp.
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Similar but it has solid black claws and its body is fuzzy. Similar looking and size of an emerald crab. I`ll try and get a picture later when someone is home to hold the flashlight.
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It amazes me that I have had my tank for a year and a half and I suddenly see this furry brown and black crab in my rocks that I have never seen before. I can't get a photo of him because he just looks like the rocks. He is brown with black claws and kind of fuzzy. I have done some searches but can't find any that look like that. Anyone know what it is? Is he good or bad?

Leanne
if its a crab, its generally bad, unless it doesnt have normal claws (porcelain crab, emerald crab, pompom crab)
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I had a hitch hiker crab in my tank... The glass trap didn't work so I got a syringe with a thick needle and skewered the little bastard. :what:
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