hear ya go, what is this evil!!! crab

[surfdawake]

well, he killed my fireshrimp, took off two arms of my coral banded shrimp, and almost caught one of my gobies, i am up late almost every night tryin to get him and he always is in a different spot in the rocks, what do you think he is. the is the best pic. i can get. since he is almost never out in the day. thanks austin

 

[Len]

It's hard to tell, but I'm guessing a species of
Eriphia sp., possibly Eriphia smithi. The red eyes and claw structure lead me to this conclusion. This genus isn't really reef safe and I'd remove it. They don't get too large, but yours is probably a small specimen which will grow 2-3 times its size. They feed on molluscs and small inverts and so may prey on clams.

I'm not sure on the ID, but the claw structure would concern me. If you can bait/trap it, I recommend you remove it. It's not going to immediately wreck anything but may be a problem down the line.

Hope that helps. If someone has a different opinion, lemme know

 

[Eryl Flynn]

Yours looks similiar to this one I pulled out. This one is a Xanthid of some sort, and not reef safe. Still got one more to evict, and I can't wait to serve him his notice.

 

[Anonymous]

put him in the sump or fuge and let him eat leftovers

 

[surfdawake]

eryl, that is exatly him, i caught him, and now is in my 10g, that is in the beggining of a setup. stupid crab, next time i make my fish food i will be adding him in and giving back a little of what he took from me. lol

 

[cdeakle]

Still got one more to evict, and I can't wait to serve him his notice.

stupid crab, next time i make my fish food i will be adding him in and giving back a little of what he took from me. lol

HAHAHA :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

The greenies might spank me for this, but I just take down unwanted pests to the water when I walk my dog and toss them in.


I figure they deserve to live if they can survive the instant plunge into the toxic sludge water that is Byscayn Bay. :twisted: