I have discovered two, count'em, two - hairy-legged crabs in my tank. They are quickly eating my coraline algae. How do I get them out? All my LR is turning white! I've seen them eat the mysis shrimp I feed the tank with and all my peppermint shrimp mysteriously disappeared prior to me finding these guys. Can I set a trap?
HOW DO I CATCH CRABS?
- Thread starter Lynski
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I bought a cheap vase from the dollar store that had a wide bottom, got skinny then a wide mouth. I put a peice of shrimp in it and tilted it on my LR overnight. The next morning I had a huge mother sitting pretty inside - trapped. Worked like a charm in one night!
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Ugh..... I don't, usually they come to me. I never spend much time trying to catch'em.........coralshrimp":3b83gktd said:
Oh, you mean the 8 legged one's? Oh, just grab them by their lower abdomen with lightening precision and watch out for their claws. I find it's easier to grab their last pair of legs at the same time to immobilize them.
(What, not that either? :? )
From the subject line, you could post a lot of obscene replies... Anyway, I am reminded of a story (Heard on Comedy Central a few years back):
A guy goes to a hooker who charges him $10, and later finds out he has crabs. Angry, he goes back to the hooker and says, "Hey! You gave me crabs!", to which she replied, "What did you expect for $10? Lobster???"
A guy goes to a hooker who charges him $10, and later finds out he has crabs. Angry, he goes back to the hooker and says, "Hey! You gave me crabs!", to which she replied, "What did you expect for $10? Lobster???"
Ahh Danm, both crabs have eight legs (that would be in tank, and umm, how can I keep this one rated "G", well, hmmmmmmmmm, the ones you catch by playing with questionable relationships. Pretty good Chucker?
As far as the real one's (in the tank) M/O places have a variety of traps that work well, and are relatively cheap. The only trick is to keep the damn fish from going in for a morsel-usually a nightime affair. (I didn't just use that word did I? oh heck, I did, now this threads goin south!)
As far as the real one's (in the tank) M/O places have a variety of traps that work well, and are relatively cheap. The only trick is to keep the damn fish from going in for a morsel-usually a nightime affair. (I didn't just use that word did I? oh heck, I did, now this threads goin south!)
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