SRC Member Creetin Posted June 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted June 24, 2004 I found 2 stowaways in my SPS. 1. orange color with some red markings. quite big, like 1.5cm 2. 1 tinnnny winny white crab wif a black stripe. about 0.5cm sorry no digicam so no pics.....but still wana ask which one is good/bad or are both good? my guess is both are good.... ..... Quote Get Paid To Read Emails. Free To Join Now! http://www.emailcashpro.com/?r=okdk11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted June 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted June 24, 2004 at least two of each of in my acro those are really colouful crabs sia only got some transparent shrimp in my acro too wonder what is the real Id for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 The 'Zorros' are fine. I think the orangey ones are ok too. Just watch for the hairy crabs with white eyes!! Kill on sight!!! More about these here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 What the XYZ hairy crab... okie crab busting ops in progress now... cannot sleep anyway.... Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 The 'Zorros' are fine. I think the orangey ones are ok too. Just watch for the hairy crabs with white eyes!! Kill on sight!!! More about these here! wah so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted June 25, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted June 25, 2004 What about this crab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 It's evil and will eat your fish. Remove it asap. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted June 25, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted June 25, 2004 It's evil and will eat your fish. Remove it asap. Roger that. Would that be the reason/ explaination of my recent MIA algae benny? Methods to remove the crab? As you can see that it is staying quite near to the sea bed thus it will be a stressful job to remove all the LR before I can reach it. So any good suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Roger that. Would that be the reason/ explaination of my recent MIA algae benny? Methods to remove the crab? As you can see that it is staying quite near to the sea bed thus it will be a stressful job to remove all the LR before I can reach it. So any good suggestion? You have any other fish in the tank? If not a predatory fish like a trigger or a snowflake moray would be a solution. If you have fish you could try to trap the crab using bait. Wait till your lights are off and anchor a piece of market prawn into the sand bed near the front of your tank. Observe and get ready to grab the crab with your hands once it starts moving onto the bait. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 I just nuked two of these brown hairy crabs from my acros. Still got one more which managed to hide deep into my acro. The acro already encrusted so cannot take it out. I just used my pincers to crushed them to instant death and then my cleaner shrimps had a good supper after that. Luckily most of the crabs are the orange ones. I've another black one and white bodied ones as well. I think the difference is in the craw, if it had the small tiny craws then those are the good ones, those that had the larger craws like those brown hairy legs one then kill on sight. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flubberina13 Posted June 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted June 26, 2004 yup...and to think you even passed one to me as companion for your suns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 That one is like 3mm in size har... easy to miss it lol... but I crush it for you liao. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member surfedelic Posted August 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 18, 2004 Today I noticed something very interesting on those acros crabs - they are eating the slime from the sps corals .... probably the slime are trapping alot of food... thank god ... I didn't murder those buggers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted August 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 18, 2004 i love acro crabs~~~ anyone find them a pest can give to me ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted August 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 18, 2004 Seriously, those hairy ones with the luminous blue eyes are really evil. They will devour your SPS polyps, personal experience. them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 my personal opinion, c brown and hairy ones...... only one thing to do. KILL IT!!! Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Chris Posted August 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2004 And do it asap. I have one hairy crab take ate up my SPS polyps that speed of 5cent coin per day. Quote I think (marine) therefore I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member surfedelic Posted August 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2004 Yup - they are all orange ones - have a pair in fact and i think the female one is even carrying eggs ...have taken out one hairy ones some time back... didn't know they could devour at such a speed - thanks chris for hightlighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted August 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2004 What abt the one in my attached picture. Still didn't manage to catch it, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 hmmm, IMHO, looks evil. kill it, dun give chance. later regret. u can try some of the crab traps that some of the reefers invented. e.g. chicken essence bottle method. do a search on crab traps. u will find more methods. links on crab traps. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...97&hl=crab+trap http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...34&hl=crab+trap Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted August 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2004 Tried most of the traps except the catch it with your bare hand method. Traps proof unsuccessful in my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Don't bother to try catch it. When you see it then approach from their blind spot then spear it to death Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted August 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2004 Skewer crab, anyone? Good for BBQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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