Look what I found after scrubbing my live rock

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

So I had my live rock out to give them a good brushing, while doing so I heard some clicking from the one rock that was not in water. At first I thought it was a fish flapping around, but I had been careful to keep them in the open when removing the rock.
Upon closer inspection I see this guy....
I chipped the rock into two so I could get him out, unfortunately the one half fell and crushed him...severing his limbs. :(
Here's a picture of him.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b101/E-A-G-L-E-S/IMG_0065.jpg

[pagojoe]

That's a rare Smiley Face crab. They are worth about $10,000 alive I think, but only about $.01 with their limbs chopped off.

Cheers,



Don

[SushiGirl]

LOL Don!

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

pagojoe....are you being facetious? I havent figured out online what type he was yet...

[pagojoe]

Nah, I was joking, but I really don't know the crab species. Maybe Gerritt will drop by and ID it for you.

Cheers,



Don

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

A new fish addition about five weeks ago had a slice out of him after his first night...I thought it was another fish or bacteria perhaps, but now I think it ma have been this beast.

[GerritM]

Hi!
Maybe Gerritt will drop by and ID it for you.

Puhh, very hard tell wich species it could be. The pic is not good enough for a crab ID. But maybe it is a Carpilius sp.