Crab ID please

[Proteus]

Found this guy in sump I imagine it not safe but you never know
Brown and white one big claw one small
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/titus991/11EB467F-6272-483B-93DA-F6CDC30EE877-10127-00000B8367592877.jpg

[Proteus]

I did a little research. And must be Xanthid spieces. Aka toliet crab

[Xadieu]

I had an evil crab that was attacking my fish and ate my devil's hand coral, had to pour hot water on the live rock to get him out. He was evil :twised:

[albert_dao]

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I want.... haha. Dammit, why you not in GVRD.

[Xadieu]

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I want.... haha. Dammit, why you not in GVRD.

Get Titus to ship it to you if you are willing to pay shipping haha.

[Proteus]

Lol. I thought about putting back in sump but my luck it'll get blowin into DT

[User Name]

Looks like a crab in the Chlorodiella genus to me. Which is in the Xanthidae family.

[jagermaier]

Gorilla crab...evil little bastards!!

[toytech]

i would say xanthidea crab as well , same familly as emerald crabs . I had some big black ones that where harmless .The spoon shapped pincered crabs are usualy ok.

[User Name]

i would say xanthidea crab as well , same familly as emerald crabs . I had some big black ones that where harmless .The spoon shapped pincered crabs are usualy ok.

Not trying to cause any problems here. But be aware emerald crabs are in the Majidae family, not Xanthidae. I would also suspect the big black emerald crabs you have are likely Chlorodiella nigra instead. Here is a video on youtube so you can compare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Hg2fwAy5Y

[toytech]

Well done thats spot on , and good to know about emeralds .