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  1. #1
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    Chrissy

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    so i spotted a little hitchhiker crab in my rocks, maybe the size of a dime including legs, looks to be off white/tan colored, tried to grab it with tweezers, and there is no way im getting him, from what i can see his pincers look pointy but cant get a good look, havent seen him before and never seen on the corals..... cant get a pic he wont come outta the rock..... googling images now, but any ideas ????

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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    Without a pic, pretty hard to guess. But to be one the safe side I'd try an trap it. Most hitchhiker crabs are not good.
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  3. #3
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    thinking maybe a porceline crab

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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    One way to tell for sure is...the Porcelain Crabs pincers have flat tips...where's most flesh eaters have pointed.
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