Why is there a spider in my tank?

[new but handy]

Well it might not be a spider but all I have seen of it are its legs and it looks exactly like a spider. It even moves like one. Judging by the size of its legs it is probably 3" across its leg span. I am going to try to get a pic now. Are there marine spiders? Either way it's creepy looking.

Oh I finally saw what I think is a bristle worm. It is about 10" long. It was just out roaming around. By the time I fumbled my camera out it was gone

[Chowder]

Arrow Crab?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+501+616&pcatid=616

[new but handy]

No its legs arn't as skinny. I just got a half decent look at it . It is definitly a crab of some sort. I'm going to try to figure out how to post some pics. Give me an hour or so:lol:

[new but handy]

O.K. how do I post pics on here?

[Aquattro]

Since you have a photobucket account, you can probably link to them with IMG code

[Aquattro]

Also, I was sure there was a sticky written by someone, turns out it was me :)

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8129

However, my screenshots are missing, because my server died. See if the text helps out, but photobucket is probably your best choice...

[new but handy]

Hey I put pics on my photobucket account. they are the first 2 pics. sorry about the completly un id-able pics but that is all I have seen of it.... untill tomorrow when it is coming out for inspection

[Chowder]

Looks like a hairy legged crab. Are considered to be not reef safe. If you can catch it I would and put it in your sump,

Chris

[new but handy]

yes the legs are hairy thats what makes it look like a spider. I just re-read my posts and relized I didn't put that nugget of useful info in there. sorry. The crab will go into the sump asap thank you
I will get a pic of it when i preform the operation in the morning

[new but handy]

what about foot long worms. fairly sure it's a bristle worm of some sort

[new but handy]

I got him.
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo322/newbuthandy/DSC_0005a.jpg

Any one know what it is

[mark]

don't know what it is, but for a picture got to put the address between the ...

Or just cut and paste the whole line from the img code from photobucket
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo322/newbuthandy/DSC_0005a.jpg

[banditpowdercoat]

that thing looks mean. deffinate sump bound, or mantis food???

[justinl]

hairy, red eyes, black sharp tipped claws. that is the definition of a bad crab. to the sump he goes... unless you know someone with an octopus or a mantis shrimp :)

[Rbacchiega]

well that's not a nice looking little bugger.

But fwiw, there are such things as "marine spiders"...they're disgusting.

[justinl]

well that's not a nice looking little bugger.

But fwiw, there are such things as "marine spiders"...they're disgusting.

hey pycnogonids are awesome! they just *suck* when they're sucking the juices out of your corals in a mosquito like fashion...

[new but handy]

I sort of figured there were marine spiders! I was 99.9% sure it was a crab but when all I ever saw of it was 4 hairy legs curling in and out of a hole in a rock. You never know.
There might be a guy coming over today with some coralline scrapings for me he has a mantis problem. I will probably give it to him. Unless you can catch it Rob, I would set up a 10g for it!
For my next seek and capture mission, the 10" bristle worm that I finally saw in full last night.

[justinl]

hunting bristleworms is a lot more trouble than it's worth. unless you actually see it eating coral, it's harmless. the coral eaters are very rare.

[BCOrchidGuy]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080219-spider-video-ap.html