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Oxymoron
11-30-2008, 01:14 AM
Hi there,
I found a crab last night in the tank and was wondering if anyone could ID for me.
Thought maybe it was a emerald crab but not sure if its possible for them to have red eyes?

Thanks for the help.

Der_Iron_Chef
11-30-2008, 01:21 AM
Looks like some sort of Xanthid...generally not reef safe. Red eyes = :twised:

The Meral Spot
11-30-2008, 04:32 AM
I had a crab identical to that one in my tank when I started it! Within hours it was trying to murder a snail!!! trust me GET RID OF IT!!!! It's really bad news!:twised:

fishytime
11-30-2008, 04:35 AM
bad

MikeP
11-30-2008, 07:00 AM
Definitely bad, I have one too but he now lives in my sump. Like Drew said red eyes = bad and so does big claws. That type of crab has both.

HTH

KennyKen
11-30-2008, 08:58 AM
bad news
i fed mine to one of a LFS mantis.
well worth the 2 minutes of pleasure.

Oxymoron
11-30-2008, 02:22 PM
Thank you all for all of the replies. I will try to catch the bugger next time i see him.