Emerald Crab theif!!!

[Wayne]

Originally Posted by Lance

Never met a crab I liked. They are all killers sooner or later. Even the cute little hermits: They'll kill your snails and start on coral polyps. The only good crab is the one floating in lemon garlic butter.

MMMMM Lemon Garlic Butter!

[Spiny]

agreed. I loved my emerald until I found out he was the one to blame for my zoas disappearing. He's in time out in the sump now

[SAMSHUNG]

I've always been discouraged from keeping crabs however I find my cleaner shrimp far more sinister than my crabs. I've got one porcelain crab and a Xanthid crab tunneling in my LR which I can't catch because it's always hiding. I think it's fearful for it's life after the cleaner shrimp ate 3 of my 5 hermit crabs. I witnessed it too. Pulled it straight outta it's shell and began devouring it alive. Also they never permit me to feed my LPS especially my beloved Dendros without me having to intervene by preventing them looting the Dendros meals. So far if there's been any tank addition that I've regretted it's been the cleaner shrimp and not the crabs. Just my experience.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by SAMSHUNG

I've always been discouraged from keeping crabs however I find my cleaner shrimp far more sinister than my crabs. I've got one porcelain crab and a Xanthid crab tunneling in my LR which I can't catch because it's always hiding. I think it's fearful for it's life after the cleaner shrimp ate 3 of my 5 hermit crabs. I witnessed it too. Pulled it straight outta it's shell and began devouring it alive. Also they never permit me to feed my LPS especially my beloved Dendros without me having to intervene by preventing them looting the Dendros meals. So far if there's been any tank addition that I've regretted it's been the cleaner shrimp and not the crabs. Just my experience.

I hear ya. Shrimps can be a PITA as well. When you feed your LPS try putting one of those plastic containers that strawberries come in over the LPS.