Crabs - Reef-Geeks

Xenia · Newbie-Geek

Hello everyone! I just got my live rock and I found the following crabs.

Can anyone tell me if they are reef safe?

Pat B · Geektacular

My first reaction is NO. But on further review.... nope still no.

However if you have a sump you could put them there, I don't like crabs in my reef.

rgrking · Spawning

yeah usually those fuzzy crabs are bad. They will get big and eat your fish! You can either throw them back or add them to a sump or somewhere like that where they won't get into any trouble.

Xenia · Newbie-Geek

Then I guess they're off. Thanks for your help guys!

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

I agree with Pat and Glen - better safe than sorry!!

LeviT · 2yr vet

+1 on the better to play it safe. The one kinda looks like a matrix/emerald crab but not enough to put it in a display

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Let's just hope that you found all that were in the rock.

donkey · Big-Geek

Just put them in your sump to be on the safe side

rgrking · Spawning

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Originally Posted by Ashlar

Let's just hope that you found all that were in the rock.

Very true. The crab larvae are very small and easily missed. Keep an eye out on your tank for strange critters. Every week or so you can add a peice of meat in a corner and see what comes out for dinner.

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Or take a clean glass olive jar (narrow but tall), put some meat in the bottom, lower it into the tank, and tip it on it's side, leaning against the rocks. Crabs get in, but can't get out.

Xenia · Newbie-Geek

Thanks for your tips guys! I'll put some shrimp in a glass can today and see what happens.

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

holy crab!!! hehe

thats a lot of crabs for some live rock - how much liverock did you add that these came off of?? Usually people find 1 or 2, not 4!!!!

Ashlar · DIY Geek

That is some really good live rock. Honestly, I'd rather deal with the occasional pest than have 'dead' live rock. I bet you end up with some cool sponges, worms, tunicates, and maybe even a snail or two.

Xenia · Newbie-Geek

@estanoche
20kg. Though I didn't find them in the rocks. I found them in the rocks' package.

@Ashlar
I thought so to. As for the snails, we also found turbo snails, that already laid their eggs.. I also found an urchin and two shrimp lavras (I hope they are not mantis or pistol).

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

All those crabs are evil, I'd dip the rock may be more in there, there tough to find sometimes.

Xenia · Newbie-Geek

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Originally Posted by billrob71

All those crabs are evil, I'd dip the rock may be more in there, there tough to find sometimes.

I put a glass can with some food in (it's easier than rearranging all the rocks) yesterday, but no crabs. I'll try it again tomorrow though.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by Xenia 01-17-2012, 04:43 AM	Newbie-Geek
Crabs Hello everyone! I just got my live rock and I found the following crabs. Can anyone tell me if they are reef safe?	Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18 Gameroom cash: $7010 Rep Power: 2
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by Pat B 01-17-2012, 07:03 AM	Geektacular
My first reaction is NO. But on further review.... nope still no. However if you have a sump you could put them there, I don't like crabs in my reef. __________________ "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b "HIS word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." Jeremiah 20:9b *Click on the ticker for the build thread.*	Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Camden, De Posts: 2,559 Gameroom cash: $1239415 Rep Power: 65
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-17-2012, 07:47 AM	Spawning
yeah usually those fuzzy crabs are bad. They will get big and eat your fish! You can either throw them back or add them to a sump or somewhere like that where they won't get into any trouble. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 01-17-2012, 09:26 AM	Dr. Zoos
I agree with Pat and Glen - better safe than sorry!! __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-17-2012, 10:08 AM	DIY Geek
Let's just hope that you found all that were in the rock. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by Xenia 01-17-2012, 07:56 AM	Newbie-Geek
Then I guess they're off. Thanks for your help guys!	Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18 Gameroom cash: $7010 Rep Power: 2
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by LeviT 01-17-2012, 09:29 AM	2yr vet
+1 on the better to play it safe. The one kinda looks like a matrix/emerald crab but not enough to put it in a display	Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pittsburg CA Posts: 225 Gameroom cash: $65790 Rep Power: 9
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by donkey 01-17-2012, 10:13 AM	Big-Geek
Just put them in your sump to be on the safe side __________________ I Will Not Be Pushed, Filed, Stamped, Indexed, Briefed, Debriefed Or Numbered. My Life Is My Own.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,061 Gameroom cash: $486800 Rep Power: 49
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-17-2012, 11:10 AM	DIY Geek
Or take a clean glass olive jar (narrow but tall), put some meat in the bottom, lower it into the tank, and tip it on it's side, leaning against the rocks. Crabs get in, but can't get out. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by Xenia 01-17-2012, 11:20 AM	Newbie-Geek
Thanks for your tips guys! I'll put some shrimp in a glass can today and see what happens.	Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18 Gameroom cash: $7010 Rep Power: 2
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 01-17-2012, 11:42 AM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
holy crab!!! hehe thats a lot of crabs for some live rock - how much liverock did you add that these came off of?? Usually people find 1 or 2, not 4!!!! __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-17-2012, 12:10 PM	DIY Geek
That is some really good live rock. Honestly, I'd rather deal with the occasional pest than have 'dead' live rock. I bet you end up with some cool sponges, worms, tunicates, and maybe even a snail or two. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by Xenia 01-17-2012, 12:36 PM	Newbie-Geek
@estanoche 20kg. Though I didn't find them in the rocks. I found them in the rocks' package. @Ashlar I thought so to. As for the snails, we also found turbo snails, that already laid their eggs.. I also found an urchin and two shrimp lavras (I hope they are not mantis or pistol).	Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18 Gameroom cash: $7010 Rep Power: 2
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[15 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 01-17-2012, 05:57 PM	Will work for CLAMS
All those crabs are evil, I'd dip the rock may be more in there, there tough to find sometimes. __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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