Reef safe?

[Flash]

general rule is if it's a crab, it's no good. there are exceptions, but i've never seen a crab like that be any good!

[arash53]

if you bought it from J&L , in their website was advertised as none reef safe and like to eat corals

[mark]

don't think you need massive claws to algea

[MKLKT]

I think they're sometimes called 7-11 crabs, but like all crabs they're always either caution or straight up not safe for inverts/fish. Even 'peaceful' types like emeralds can go rogue. The only one that is fine is a porcelain crab and that's because it's actually a shrimp (sorta).

[dc4]

Originally Posted by arash53

if you bought it from J&L , in their website was advertised as none reef safe and like to eat corals

? Really? I searched their site and got nothing...

Now I gotta try and get that damn thing out of the hole in my rock and bitch at the guy that sold it to me saying that it was safe with corals and other inverts...

[arash53]

It was on their website lastweek in New & Noteworthy Livestock

[dc4]

SOB!

Found it hiding in a hole at the bottom of my rock pile with my strawberry snail in its grasp!

Now I have to either block it in the hole til tomorrow and hope it doesnt die before I can return it or pull all my live rock apart trying to get it out...!

[mrtaylor]

Don't pull apart your liverock. Instead, set a trap for the crab.

Get a glass from your kitchen, that will be tall enough that he can't crawl out. Put it in the tank, where your crab can get into it from the liverock, but hopefully your hermits will not be able to. Finally, put in a bit of shrimp from your freezer, into the bottom of the glass.

This has worked for me a few times, including with a large (for my tank) black hitch-hiker.

QT

[dc4]

Originally Posted by mrtaylor

Don't pull apart your liverock. Instead, set a trap for the crab.

Get a glass from your kitchen, that will be tall enough that he can't crawl out. Put it in the tank, where your crab can get into it from the liverock, but hopefully your hermits will not be able to. Finally, put in a bit of shrimp from your freezer, into the bottom of the glass.

This has worked for me a few times, including with a large (for my tank) black hitch-hiker.

QT

Unfortunately its about 20x bigger than my Hermits, lol. Plus, the fact that I already pulled everything apart and didn't get to bed til 3am, fuels my rage.

[whatcaneyedo]

I never get sick of saying it. The only reef safe crab is the porcelain crab.