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Old 10-17-2005, 06:35 PM
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Default help ID mean looking crab

Please help me id this mean looking crab.

Also your input on how bad he is to keep in a reef tank?

thanks in advance.

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Old 10-17-2005, 06:43 PM
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red eye means die!

its a badone, sump it or nail it with a fondu fork.
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Old 10-17-2005, 06:58 PM
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definitely a sump dweller
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:16 PM
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I'd say a Portunus sp..

They are born under a bad sign. They bin down since they began to crawl.

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Old 10-18-2005, 01:58 AM
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that thing is evil looking. there is no way that would be left in my tank.
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Its a gorrilla crab, im pretty sure that what there called it would be a toilet dweller in my house.
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Old 10-18-2005, 07:30 AM
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They are good for sumps. Not much else tho.
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Old 10-18-2005, 03:52 PM
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thank you all...

I thought that he looked too mean to be a nice neighbour to all my reef inhabitants.

Thanks again.
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