Something lurking in the darkness

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by lenzh

I had a similar problem. You may want to use a red light (like a red LED) as a flashlight and look for activity in the darkness.

When I did this I finally found the culprit. After a bit of searching on the internet I figured out I had a stone cab hiding in there. He was about 2 - 1/2 inches across.

He managed to kill off most of my clean up crew snails as well as a few fish before I figured this out. I ended up having to go to war with him and finally found him tucked way inside a hole in some live rock after practically ripping my entire aquascaping apart.

I hope you don't have to go through the same pain I did, but it sounds like you might have to...

its true more times than not its crabs causing the danger you wouldnt believe how hard they can be to find or the damage some of them buggers can do some are lightning quick.......crabs are the root of all evil next to socks

[CandyCane]

If you find your sand sifting star is missing any kinds of legs or chunks soon its most likely a large black crab that hides out inside the rocks, they're brutal and will eat almost anything they can find at night.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by CandyCane

If you find your sand sifting star is missing any kinds of legs or chunks soon its most likely a large black crab that hides out inside the rocks, they're brutal and will eat almost anything they can find at night.

I have 2 of these big uglly things in my sump that I found in some rock I was given, any idea what kind it is?

[CandyCane]

The devil hiding in a crab theyre called Xanthidae crab

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