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Quilthug
06/21/2010, 04:59 PM
55 gallon tank, live rock, live sand all from TBS, fully cycled with 2 goby's (one fire, one tiger (hitchiker) and now one maroon clown.

This guy was a hitchhiker that just appeared a week or two ago int he tank. I saw it attacking my cucumber. I rescued the cuke, and isolated him, and he's back in the tank now hiding under a rock, but safe for now. I don't think this is a "bad" crab (except for bullying my cuke!), though he's hairy, he doesn't have black tips on his pincers. He's fairly large (compared to my hermits) body is at least 1.5" big.

i have 2 gorilla crabs I'm trying to get out, but so far they haven't eaten anything bad that I know of (except for my bait!) they're smart things!

Thanks for any help you can give me!!!
Cheryl

fishnub
06/21/2010, 05:20 PM
looks like an emrald crab to me.

Ostridge
06/21/2010, 05:30 PM
id say emerald crab too, had one that looked just like it

Crustman
06/21/2010, 06:01 PM
May be a relative of the Emerald Crab. Looks like it is in the Majidae. Could be young majid. Check out Lynbinia dubia