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rkelman
09/01/2007, 07:32 PM
I found 2 of these crabs on my Acropora and one on a monti I bought today. I think the smaller smooth one is an acro crab. The big hairy one I would guess is bad news. The other one.. I'm not sure.. Should I let the big hairy one live in the sump or flush him? I only have snails in the sump.

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rickbirdman
09/01/2007, 07:46 PM
the smooth on is an acro crab which is great, the one with the black claws = bad. the other looks like a gorilla crab also, but can be a emerald crab.

Snowboarda42
09/01/2007, 07:53 PM
Acro Crab = Good, put him back on the acro he came off of, you'll be glad you did.

The big one with black claws is a teddy bear crab I think. Black claws = predator. Put it and the other one in the sump. You can toss in a piece of shrimp in the sump once a week if you want to.

archie1709
09/01/2007, 08:22 PM
Cute little things!

rkelman
09/02/2007, 07:07 AM
Thanks for the info.

michaeljames
09/02/2007, 07:20 AM
the "fuzzy" one looks like a "teddy bear crab" i belive is the common name for it http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/Teddy-Bear-Crab_691_4_63_86.html