Sally Light Foot Crabs Are they really Safe With a Cleaner Shrimp

roxsburyrage · 11/15/2008, 09:46 AM

I have a sallylight Foot Crab in my tank for about 2 years.I want to get a Few Cleaner Shrimps in my tank.Do you think they would be safe or would sally eat them.Anyone with experience with these crabs w.I would appreciate some info.

Tennyson · 11/15/2008, 05:12 PM

My answer would be kind of on the no side.
They are said to be reef safe, but it's different with everyones crab.

My sally lightfoot crab caught and ate my peppermint shrimp many times. I didn't trust it and removed it before I bought my fire shrimp.

roxsburyrage · 11/15/2008, 07:07 PM

You actually saw it eat your shrimp.How did you get it out of your tank what method did you use.

Guygettnby · 11/15/2008, 11:50 PM

some people say yes and some people say no. i personally have never had a problem with any sally i have owned and i have had alot of them over the years ranging in size. but there are the people out there who have said they had some problems with them. so with that said you have a 50/50 chance i guess.

Tennyson · 11/17/2008, 06:48 PM

roxsburyrage-it was actually the reckless chase it around the tank with a net method

It was easy though because I had just set up the tank recently and there were only a couple rocks that I had to move around to get it.

roxsburyrage · 12/13/2008, 04:43 PM

What kind of trap would you suggest to try

crvz · 12/14/2008, 10:00 AM

I don't really care for them, to be honest, as they can get large and I've seen them try to go after living things before. I was able to catch mine with a net, they're pretty slow and in the middle of the night they'll venture out off the rocks. Mine was in the corner of the tank and I was able to get it without much challenge.

Koshmar · 12/14/2008, 01:24 PM

Slow? Mine's lightening fast! I keep it with a mantis because the mantis can't catch it. I had to use a net for mine which I hate doing. They can slide between things really well though so if you use a trap keep that in mind.

roxsburyrage · 12/14/2008, 02:13 PM

Mine is also lighting fast I cant get him with a net that's why I was asking for a recommend trapped method.

650-IS350 · 12/15/2008, 09:53 AM

Shot glass tilted on the rocks baited with food. Leave over night.

roxsburyrage · 12/15/2008, 06:23 PM

He is bigger than the shot glass

Tremont · 12/15/2008, 06:57 PM

Your local thrift store most likely has a large selection of nice crab traps in the form of oddly shaped glass jar lids.

This lil' crab trap cost me 25 cents and caught the gorilla crab that has been terrorizing my tank within 30 minutes:

-Tre

650-IS350 · 12/17/2008, 09:51 AM

I've used small glass jars up to a diameter of 3 1/2 to 4" in my tanks before.

roxsburyrage · 01/10/2009, 06:31 AM

I tried using a sauce jar with a peace of shrimp in it I left it there for a full day no luck so far.I took it out.Anyone else out there trap a sally without using a net.I have over 200lbs of live rock in my 90.

roxsburyrage · 02/21/2009, 07:41 AM

Any Bait it can't resist I still have had no luck getting this crab.I would would have to dismantle more than have my tank.

650-IS350 · 02/23/2009, 12:20 AM

You'd have to leave it there for a day or 2 maybe more, just replace the bait every couple of days.

11/15/2008, 09:46 AM	#1
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	Sally Light Foot Crabs Are they really Safe With a Cleaner Shrimp I have a sallylight Foot Crab in my tank for about 2 years.I want to get a Few Cleaner Shrimps in my tank.Do you think they would be safe or would sally eat them.Anyone with experience with these crabs w.I would appreciate some info.

12/14/2008, 10:00 AM	#7
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I don't really care for them, to be honest, as they can get large and I've seen them try to go after living things before. I was able to catch mine with a net, they're pretty slow and in the middle of the night they'll venture out off the rocks. Mine was in the corner of the tank and I was able to get it without much challenge. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

12/14/2008, 01:24 PM	#8
Koshmar The Hardy Mongolian Pony Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,372	Slow? Mine's lightening fast! I keep it with a mantis because the mantis can't catch it. I had to use a net for mine which I hate doing. They can slide between things really well though so if you use a trap keep that in mind. __________________ All Day I Dream About Stomatopods

12/15/2008, 09:53 AM	#10
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	Shot glass tilted on the rocks baited with food. Leave over night. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

12/17/2008, 09:51 AM	#13
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I've used small glass jars up to a diameter of 3 1/2 to 4" in my tanks before. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

11/15/2008, 05:12 PM	#2
Tennyson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,353	My answer would be kind of on the no side. They are said to be reef safe, but it's different with everyones crab. My sally lightfoot crab caught and ate my peppermint shrimp many times. I didn't trust it and removed it before I bought my fire shrimp.

11/15/2008, 07:07 PM	#3
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	You actually saw it eat your shrimp.How did you get it out of your tank what method did you use.

11/15/2008, 11:50 PM	#4
Guygettnby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,050	some people say yes and some people say no. i personally have never had a problem with any sally i have owned and i have had alot of them over the years ranging in size. but there are the people out there who have said they had some problems with them. so with that said you have a 50/50 chance i guess.

11/17/2008, 06:48 PM	#5
Tennyson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,353	roxsburyrage-it was actually the reckless chase it around the tank with a net method It was easy though because I had just set up the tank recently and there were only a couple rocks that I had to move around to get it.

12/13/2008, 04:43 PM	#6
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	What kind of trap would you suggest to try

12/14/2008, 02:13 PM	#9
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	Mine is also lighting fast I cant get him with a net that's why I was asking for a recommend trapped method.

12/15/2008, 06:23 PM	#11
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	He is bigger than the shot glass

12/15/2008, 06:57 PM	#12
Tremont Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 295	Your local thrift store most likely has a large selection of nice crab traps in the form of oddly shaped glass jar lids. This lil' crab trap cost me 25 cents and caught the gorilla crab that has been terrorizing my tank within 30 minutes: -Tre

01/10/2009, 06:31 AM	#14
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	I tried using a sauce jar with a peace of shrimp in it I left it there for a full day no luck so far.I took it out.Anyone else out there trap a sally without using a net.I have over 200lbs of live rock in my 90.

02/21/2009, 07:41 AM	#15
roxsburyrage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 352	Any Bait it can't resist I still have had no luck getting this crab.I would would have to dismantle more than have my tank.

02/23/2009, 12:20 AM	#16
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	You'd have to leave it there for a day or 2 maybe more, just replace the bait every couple of days. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar