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![]() New to Saltwater , Just Setting up my new tank. Could use a little help here
Noticed this little guy last night. Wondering if i need to pull him out and put him into my sump. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() Is the crab a greenish colour? If it is it could possibly be a emerald, from the pics it looks similar as emeralds can get hairs on legs and body.
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![]() I would sump it, or another alternative...
The claws don't look big enough to be an emerald |
#4
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![]() Spoon shaped claws indicate some type mithrax crab (emerald crabs are part of the family ) . I got a whole bunch of them from some liverock and they got to a decent size but where model citizens .
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![]() I would sump it, better to be safe than sorry.. I learnt that the hard way with a hitchhiker crab and lost a royal gramma.
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![]() I think Female emeralds have smaller claws than males. Hard to ID without better pics. I had an unknown that came on liverock years ago and was a great freeby untill zoas began to diappear.
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In addition, only male Mithrax crabs get large claws. Females stay small. |
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