Hairy Crab!!!

[akahoshi]

Woke up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water, as i drank my water while looking at my fishtank, I saw what I tot was my rock moving!!

I tot i was seeing things, so i looked closer and there was quite a big hairy crab!

It quickly retreated into it's "cave" when I tried to net it out..

Question is..

Is it ok if I leave it in my tank? Is it harmful?

[Dazza]

yes hairy crabs are very common hitchhikers in liverocks. Very common in this region. Get rid of it as it'll hunt & kill fishes... not easy to catch them tho as this seldom come out into the open, usually clinging on to underside of rocks

[nakazoru]

My tiny hairy crab did nothing to the fishes, just the size of my thumb. Scavenge at the bottom of the tank. The fishes are larger than him so no harm. A beauty to watch as it is very shy.

Since yours is a big one, so be cautious loh. Dun know what it will snap at. But mission almost impossible to catch it. Only comes out in the dark, maybe try setting up some trap, near its hideout. A piece of prawn meat should do the job.

[blueheaven]

Do not underestimate these fellas

I had 3 in my previous 2ft and they spawned and became 30!!!!

[AREA51]

Do not underestimate these fellas

I had 3 in my previous 2ft and they spawned and became 30!!!!

30!!! in-tank-chaos

[zehuan]

any fish that can eat these crab?

i think my tank also have...

[damienkee]

I found this 1 last week. at e mid ofnite while i suddenly on e light. but i was lucky, coz it stay at my sps. so i slowly took out the whole colony n remove it.

[Kalib]

any fish that can eat these crab?

i think my tank also have...

You can try tuskfish or parrotfish. But be warned, these fishes are not reef safe.

[Alvin Tan]

those hairy crabs pushes or overturn ur corals too...

my open brain fell down off the LR jus bcos the crab push it away..