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LakeGirl
08/25/2014, 07:17 AM
This hitchhiker came in with some coral we added this weekend.

Is it an emerald crab? It is brown with spots, but is shaped like an emerald crab. Its legs are very hairy and IMO, it is rather large for an emerald.

Any concerns with this guy?

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/104262965" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/104262965">Hitchhiker crab</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user25294258">Elizabeth Nicol</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

Crooked Reef
08/25/2014, 07:37 AM
In general any crab with pointy claws, black claws, or that is hairy is bad. I thing yours is a small gorilla crab. I would ditch it.