Different crab in my order?

Grant maj · #1 04-13-2015, 11:40 PM

Hello everyone I'm new here. I just got an order of red scarlet crabs and there was one they stood out its really big and looks to have yellow and black stripes on its legs. I haven't added it to my tank yet because I'm not sure if it's reef friendly. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Dearth · #2 04-13-2015, 11:49 PM

Picture would help but it sounds like an electric hermit which if it is is considered reef safe

gobytron · #3 04-13-2015, 11:54 PM

post a pic.

Its impossible for a LFS to be able to guarantee each and every hermit is identical.

Grant maj · #4 04-13-2015, 11:55 PM

Ugh I tried but not sure how lol

Grant maj · #5 04-13-2015, 11:56 PM

It was from like a house business I'll never do that agin brought me a hippo tang as well and it's covered in ich

hillegom · #6 04-14-2015, 02:33 AM

It really doesn't matter whether you buy from a house business, or an LFS.
Ich could be on the gills only, where you won't see it and when the fish gets stressed, like when its transfered to another tank, then the fish's immunity is compromised and the ich spreads. Not only on the new fish, but possibly your fish. Your fish could have had ich and the stressed new one gets it.
Only way to, IMHO (others will disagree), eradicate ich is to QT, or TT method all fish.

Grant maj · #7 04-14-2015, 03:20 AM

It's a a good thing I noticed when I was acclimating the hippo. I didn't get a chance to look or pick my fish because I met in a Home Depot parking lot. They are an he from my house. The hippo is covered prob more than 50 white spots on her. I'm not mad. I feel bad for the fish more than anything. It is now in my qt.

davej · #8 04-14-2015, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Grant maj

But the one I have has a different shell

Shell is irrelevant, it steals it from a snail, or picks it up after a snail dies.

hillegom · #9 04-14-2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by davej

Shell is irrelevant, it steals it from a snail, or picks it up after a snail dies.

+1
When it steals the new shell from a snail, it kills the snail.
So scatter various sizes of empty shells around your tank. If you have snails as well.

Grant maj · #10 04-14-2015, 09:40 PM

Yes I have snails. Should I just have one or the other. Or is both fine. Snails and crabs