Creepy Crab ID Please

[LeanneP]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

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?

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by LeanneP

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.

[gregzz4]

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

[LeanneP]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

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!