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w00dman
12/14/2015, 05:24 PM
Hi,
Can someone help me identify this tiny guy?
Thanks
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo143/w00dman_bucket/th__DSC5729.jpg (http://s370.photobucket.com/user/w00dman_bucket/media/_DSC5729.jpg.html)
Betta132
12/14/2015, 08:44 PM
It looks almost like a Sally lightfoot, or like some shore crabs I saw in Hawaii.
donut0079
12/18/2015, 06:26 AM
Yeah that is a Sally lightfoot. They are detritus feeders but can cause trouble if too large.
C.Eymann
12/18/2015, 06:38 AM
I don't think this is a Sally light foot crab, Sally light foots are not hairy like OPs crab, they also have different variegated markings. I cannot provide an exact ID but I would question it's reef compatibility.
DubiousMaximus
12/18/2015, 06:41 AM
Photo showing thickness of body would help. if its eating algae thou?
w00dman
12/21/2015, 07:02 PM
Hi,
That creature have been in there about a year and I don't see it causing any trouble.
At this moment lives on my sump, I'm feeding it Pellets for shrimps and I think is eating it.
I will take pictures of is thickness.
Best,
w00dman
01/03/2016, 06:38 PM
Hi,
I've already measured his thikness and it have 8.3mm / 0.32".
It have pointy claws.
I have it in a bucket and gave him to eat shrimp pellets, nori, and meaty food, nothing lefts.
Thanks
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