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hummer
02-21-2007, 11:57 AM
he is a hickhicker these are the best pics out of 30 of them

is he reef safe ???

what is he ??????
jojo22
02-21-2007, 12:05 PM
Well it looks like an emerald crab to me.

P.S. I'm moveing this to the "What's This?" forum.
graphixx
02-21-2007, 12:20 PM
NO NO NO that is not an emerald crab. that is a gorilla crab. they are not reef safe. they are nastly little buggars that will get anything they can get their nasty little claws in. put him in the sump.
Sweetpea
02-21-2007, 07:55 PM
Are the tips of the claws dark? From the pic, it does look like a gorilla crab. Like Greg said, banishment to the sump is in order.
AuntKaren
02-21-2007, 09:13 PM
Is he Hairy? Gorilla crabs are hairy. We had like 6 of em we are down to one but that lil sucka is illusive! LFS's won't take em either.... we tried! LOL

Look in Nev's files maybe he's got a pic of one?
AuntKaren
02-21-2007, 09:51 PM
I went to Tampa Bay Saltwater and found a pic of the gorilla crabs in our tank. Is this what yours looks like too?
jojo22
02-21-2007, 09:54 PM
Emeralds also have some hair so here is a pic for comparison. Pic from www.saltwaterfish.com (http://www.saltwaterfish.com)
hummer
02-22-2007, 01:35 AM
thanks guys ... hes a gorila crab... only this on is young smaller than a dime looks mor like the pic (auntkaren).....posted he is in sump and the rock i found him in aint in the refuge it had way too many hiding spots in it for him

do thay some times hid in the sand if thay cant find i place to hide???
jojo22
02-22-2007, 01:38 AM
Glad you got it ID'd bud sorry to point ya wrong.
graphixx
02-22-2007, 12:30 PM
the black tip on the claws is the easiest way for me to tell and the claws are bigger around then emeralds
hummer
02-23-2007, 02:02 AM
no harm done jojo he is in the refuge still cant find him ..mmmmm hope he is still in there but when i refind him he going to visit the titde bowl man...lol
jojo22
02-23-2007, 02:10 AM
makeing a sacrifice to the porcalin throne huh????
AuntKaren
02-26-2007, 09:17 PM
Glad you found out what you had. We still have at least one but I think my hubby enjoys the "hunt" as much as he does getting those critters! The last one he killed he didn't even get out of the tank because the serpent star grabbed it off the spear and ate it whole......ouch!
carpenterwrasse
02-26-2007, 10:57 PM
got to love when their hungry like that make life so much simplier
hummer
02-27-2007, 01:52 AM
sounds like the serpent didnt like the crab neither ...lol