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msman825
04/25/2006, 12:53 PM
Anyone want a gorilla crab?
jacksonsmom25
04/25/2006, 01:03 PM
whats a gorilla crab and is it reef safe? why are you getting rid of it?
msman825
04/25/2006, 02:38 PM
I'll see if i can find a pic of one
msman825
04/25/2006, 02:53 PM
http://www.tampabaysaltwater.com/thepackage/watchout.html here it is.
Driftwood
04/25/2006, 03:37 PM
I have heard these refered to as bad hitchhikers. I guess they will eat fish? I have a hitchhiker that I was told is a gorilla crab, but he is tiny and I'm not so sure. He hasn't bothered anything yet.
jacksonsmom25
04/26/2006, 06:53 AM
Humm, how big is the one your getting rid of?
I don't think I want him, I have a coral banded that gives me all the trouble I need :)
msman825
04/26/2006, 07:00 AM
It's about 11/2, Melissa said she would take it. It would not get along with the CBS , or snails
jacksonsmom25
04/26/2006, 07:34 AM
oh good, so he does get a new home...even better.
smtarr
04/26/2006, 03:16 PM
I had (have) what looks like the picture of the gorilla crab in the article. Except, his claws are much less visible and he has a pink tinge all over. He produced a 'pearl' a few months back. I brought it to the next meeting. I haven't seen him in a couple of months and don't have a clue as to which tank he may be in if he's still around. I transferred LR from my QT where he was without thinking about him. Has anyone heard of anything except an oyster producing a pearl? Sue
thefishbowl2006
04/27/2006, 07:50 PM
Willing to take if no one else wants