Crabs - good or bad

[Creetin]

i mean those tat come in on my LR. brown, black, grey ones wif lotsa hair...heard tat they r not reef safe?

[Stenopus Hispidus]

I leave them in my tank to clear up waste. After all these years I don't see any harm in them actually other than their pesky habit of bulldozing corals down. But if you secure your corals well, then...

[[d]3v|L]

how come i buy my lr liap no hitch hikers?

[kelstorm]

3v|L,Dec 21 2002, 11:54 AM]how come i buy my lr liap no hitch hikers?

if the hitch hikers are like anemones or corals, i dun mind.. other than that, i dun want.. crabs, i kill.. but bristleworms are good...

[Chris]

Devil,

No hitch-hikers better than got mantis shrimps!! I have heard of small mantis shrimps that come with LR and create havoc in your tank.

[BlueTerror]

i just killed 3 crabs with my stainless steel scissors. now i bought a tweezer that is long enough to go into their holes!

death to the crabs!

[Norvin Ng]

I do agree that they help clear up waste and even dead fishes if any died. You will never find any dead fishes in your tank as the crabs will takle care of it in a few minutes. But.....

I had one that grew to a 1 1/2 inch and one day decided to attack my corals. Kill Kill Kill!