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					Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap
					
				 
				I would trap it rather than take the tank apart. 
			
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 I have had success in the past trapping crabs that were omnivorous/carnivorous.  But this big crab defied trapping, whether I baited the trap with mysis/other meaty foods or its favourite macroalgae  

   Also, none of the other crabs in the tank seemed interested in the bait either.
Tearing down a tank is definitely not my idea of a fun way to spend the day  

   We did it as a last resort only.  According to Chris, we caught five crabs, and have the claws of a sixth.  If we didn't actually catch our big bad guy, I hope it starves to death before it molts  

   However, with its large body mass, it may live off its body reserves until molting  

   Dang   
