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Old 11-30-2008, 01:14 AM
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Hi there,
I found a crab last night in the tank and was wondering if anyone could ID for me.
Thought maybe it was a emerald crab but not sure if its possible for them to have red eyes?

Thanks for the help.

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Old 11-30-2008, 01:21 AM
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Looks like some sort of Xanthid...generally not reef safe. Red eyes =
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I had a crab identical to that one in my tank when I started it! Within hours it was trying to murder a snail!!! trust me GET RID OF IT!!!! It's really bad news!
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:35 AM
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Old 11-30-2008, 07:00 AM
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Definitely bad, I have one too but he now lives in my sump. Like Drew said red eyes = bad and so does big claws. That type of crab has both.

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bad news
i fed mine to one of a LFS mantis.
well worth the 2 minutes of pleasure.
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Thank you all for all of the replies. I will try to catch the bugger next time i see him.
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