pest crab

[Snappy]

I have a crab that has been eating my zoos. He has devoured this colony
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/july2307001.jpg
and as well has carted off 3 seperate frag plugs of zoos into his den. He is too big for a bottle trap and very smart, I have caught him twice but it shook loose so now he has no front claws as that is all I was able to hang on to.
Any ideas? He is too smart to skewer, he seems to have a path system through the rockwork so he very seldom exposes himself. I need to get that rotten bugger. He is costing me a fortune in zoos, hermits & snails.

[niloc16]

i'm following this one buddy because i have the same problem. and i have had him on tweezers twice and he ripped away. thank god he hasnt killed anything but loves to rearrange corals

[Chowder]

I had one doing the same thing but I was able to skewer him. I figure I got lucky for getting him but he did put a dent in the zoos I had at the time. Don't have any ideas though for this instance sorry. Good luck Chris

[marie]

Do you know which rock he calls home? and can you remove the rock from the tank?

[Snappy]

Yes but it impacts about 30 corals so it is a big hassle

[MikeP]

What about a large baited jar propped up near his den?

[DanG]

What about a large baited jar propped up near his den?

I was going to say that or a glass with some food in it. Tilt it on it's side and push the bottom into the sand so it's on a very slight angle.

[Delphinus]

Yeah, a tilted bottle is probably the best bet. Once he slides in he'll have a hard time climbing out.

I dunno, maybe you can get lucky, one night I came down around 1am, 2am and saw a big bugger snoozing right up against the glass. I grabbed my net and was able to catch him. After about 6 months of futility with traps and bottles.

[Snappy]

Maybe I'll use some zoos as bait so the shrimp don't steal it all.:wink: Thanks for the ideas.