Hairy Crab - REMOVE THEM AT ALL COST !!!

vkangster · November 8, 2008

Has been wondering why my 6 months plus acropora colony has been showing symptoms of STN by the tip... then recovered... then another tip STN.... for last 3 - 4 weeks...... still thought is due to imperfect water parameter, over dosing, lighting period, intensity, underfeeding coral food, etc.......

Finally tonight.... saw this culprit munching away the poly happily when i shine a red filtered touchlight at my acro after lights off for 3 - 4 hrs. Poor resident acropora crab can only watch him buffet defenselessly... At one time I even thot this bloody hairy crab is going to even eat up my acropora crab as his size is 2-3 time bigger(abt 1.5 inch)....... and he seems really hungry, naughty, angry and EVIL.......

Don't show mercy if you see this in your SPS tank !!! :pirate:

Solo77 · November 8, 2008

sponsored by Han's? lol.

Glad you caught the murder...hehe.

tagie_tag · November 9, 2008

Has been wondering why my 6 months plus acropora colony has been showing symptoms of STN by the tip... then recovered... then another tip STN.... for last 3 - 4 weeks...... still thought is due to imperfect water parameter, over dosing, lighting period, intensity, underfeeding coral food, etc.......

Finally tonight.... saw this culprit munching away the poly happily when i shine a red filtered touchlight at my acro after lights off for 3 - 4 hrs. Poor resident acropora crab can only watch him buffet defenselessly... At one time I even thot this bloody hairy crab is going to even eat up my acropora crab as his size is 2-3 time bigger(abt 1.5 inch)....... and he seems really hungry, naughty, angry and EVIL.......

Don't show mercy if you see this in your SPS tank !!!

how u catch tis crab?. my tank got it , give me headache, at night he appeal and create problem to my LR.

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RevellClownfish · November 9, 2008

My tank got 4 of the crab...my hubby take a fork and a bamboo pole tape it together..n he mercilessly stab it.

vkangster · November 10, 2008

how u catch tis crab?. my tank got it , give me headache, at night he appeal and create problem to my LR.
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heehee.... I was lucky... :eyebrow:

He was standing directly on top of my acropora when i shone my torch into the tank.

Use torchlight with a red filter as they are insensitive to the red spectrum (from what I gathered somewhere in this forum to catch mantis shrimp)

It seem to work for crab too... I was shining my torch on it for a good few minutes to observe what the !@$#@ is he doing? There and then i saw his horrendous act!!!

Without delay.... I pull out my weapon and in grap, pull and extract him like a dentist pulling off the teeth of a patient.... haha :upsidedown: ... a little bit exaggerating but really did use force as he held on tightly to the acropora branch..... 1 and oni chance....