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Compressorman
02/21/2018, 06:58 PM
...and moving. A friend of mine gave me a reasonably large (his body is at least the diameter of a quarter) a couple of weeks ago. I put him in my 16 gal reef which is new and has the typical green algae found in a new tank. He began to eat like there was no tomorrow as soon as I put him into the tank but he has gradually just retired. He has finally perched on the underside of a coral branch and has been there for three days. He doesnt even get excited when I put food into the tank. Has anyone seen this in an emerald crab? I am afraid that he might be sick but really have no idea what to do. I need him to get to work and eat some green stuff!
Chris

rvareef
02/21/2018, 07:50 PM
he sounds depressed, see if you can find him a foxy pink mate

HBtank
02/21/2018, 07:54 PM
He may have molted. Crabs will chill until their shell hardens fully.

Tripod1404
02/21/2018, 09:01 PM
Agree with HBtank, after molting they become considerably lethargic for several days.

Compressorman
02/22/2018, 06:56 AM
He may have molted. Crabs will chill until their shell hardens fully.

I would love for that to be the case but I cannot see an empty shell anywhere. Will hope for the best.