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Old 03-23-2013, 12:53 AM
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hippo crab?

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Old 03-23-2013, 02:16 AM
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This is not like an emerald.

Red eye crabs are bad news. Remove. Remove. Remove.
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Old 03-23-2013, 02:38 AM
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Hairy crabs are generally 'bad'

Put a piece of people-food style shrimp in a glass and lean it up against the rock he's in
He'll be in the glass in the morning, or the next morning ( don't smell the shrimp when you pull it out )

Take a pic for us and/or take him to the LFS for ID, or to be fed to something hungry
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Hairy crabs are generally 'bad'

Put a piece of people-food style shrimp in a glass and lean it up against the rock he's in
He'll be in the glass in the morning, or the next morning ( don't smell the shrimp when you pull it out )

Take a pic for us and/or take him to the LFS for ID, or to be fed to something hungry

So I am curious to know why these crabs are so bad? Do they eat corals?
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Old 03-23-2013, 03:51 AM
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So I am curious to know why these crabs are so bad? Do they eat corals?
Opportunistic feeders. Could start taking snails out. Hermits. Eventually it might enjoy a fish for dinner. The one I had killed three.
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Old 03-23-2013, 04:08 AM
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My scary crab ate our sea hare
Grabbed it by the soft side from inside a hole when the hare slid by and pulled it in
The 4" hare was half eaten by a 1" crab before I found it
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My scary crab ate our sea hare
Grabbed it by the soft side from inside a hole when the hare slid by and pulled it in
The 4" hare was half eaten by a 1" crab before I found it
Ok, I guess the crab must go. You have me convinced!
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hippo crab?
Got one of this crab. Been eating my wallet.
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