Trapping the hairy crab

[rainmalawi]

Day 2 of cycling my 4 ft new tank with live rocks and discovered a good sized hairy crab inside. I saw it when I switched on the lights in the early morning. Mood half gone as I do not want to redo the rock work to catch the crab. So I set up a trap with bait and hope for the best. The crab fell for it on the third day after setting the trap. I put a piece of market prawn in a clear plastic container and pour in some sand to weigh it down. Then I place the container at an angle with opening resting on the piece of live rock next to the crab's hideout. Once inside the container, the crab is unable to climb out due to the slanted smooth surface. This trick was shared by some websites and it worked for me.

[Kelvin81]

I using a small glass and it works as well.

[Slayer213]

Good idea!

[rainmalawi]

This is the hairy crab that fall into the trap.

[tropic]

Thats one hairy crab..haha Sent from my Android using Tapatalk2

[Kelvin81]

Nice.. I got quiet a few but the hair crab just don't want to come up.. jialak.. hope another 1 or 2 nights it will fall in it.

[rainmalawi]

Nice.. I got quiet a few but the hair crab just don't want to come up.. jialak.. hope another 1 or 2 nights it will fall in it.

Patience. Maybe my tank is only liverocks, the crab has nothing more to eat so is tempted to go for the bait. Good luck.

[Kelvin81]

What you use ad bait?

[rainmalawi]

What you use ad bait?

One market prawn and left it there for 3 days when crab was caught. I was cycling the tank.