I need an id on what was suposed to be an emerald crab

mutts · 04-12-2006, 10:00 PM

Went to my lfs looking for an emerald crab to help with bubble algae... well the lights are not very good on the store tank so i got one with out really looking at him very closely. Now i know he isn't an emerald but I need to know what he is.

BTW he molted with him 4 hours of being in the tank

graphixx · 04-12-2006, 10:29 PM

amanda,
not really sure, if you could get a better pic. those pincers dont look too good they look mean. the LFS did not know what he was????

mutts · 04-12-2006, 10:33 PM

the lfs told me he was an emerald crab... crap... i hate it when they do this. i will try to post a better picture soon. right now i have the crab isolated so he can't reek havic... i'm hoping he will be okay though (and turn into a emerald crab). i don't have the heart to kill him and i know my lfs won't take him back.

Reptoreef · 04-13-2006, 01:40 AM

could be a porcelin crab... ar4e there 2 fan-type parts that seem to sweep through the water near the mouth???

mutts · 04-13-2006, 08:08 AM

Yes there are those fan like things. Here are two better pictures:

dakar · 04-13-2006, 08:16 AM

No clue here... by appearance alone though I can say without a doubt it's NOT and emerald crab, like Graphixx mentioned.... he looks mean, like a carnivore.

perpetual98 · 04-13-2006, 09:22 AM

I'd take it back to the LFS and get your money back. Looks like a nasty little bugger.

peregrinus · 04-13-2006, 10:28 AM

well he has what looks like sharp claws so most likely he is carnivorus... not an emerald.. if it dose spread fans out and pull them back in its a porcelin crab.

Reptoreef · 04-13-2006, 10:28 AM

He is a type of porcelin (AKA anemone crab) and actually quite safe. Do a google and you'll see that there are a few types with his type being a little less seen.