help ID this crab!!!!

[hummer]

he is a hickhicker these are the best pics out of 30 of them

is he reef safe ???

what is he ??????

[jojo22]

Well it looks like an emerald crab to me.

P.S. I'm moveing this to the "What's This?" forum.

[graphixx]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Emeralds also have some hair so here is a pic for comparison. Pic from www.saltwaterfish.com

[hummer]

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]

Glad you got it ID'd bud sorry to point ya wrong.

[graphixx]

the black tip on the claws is the easiest way for me to tell and the claws are bigger around then emeralds