Picture of Crab - GOOD or BAD?

fortheloveofcrabs · #1 03-13-2006, 07:40 AM

Yup, he's a coral eater alright. I have 4 or 5 in my sump. They are fun to watch as they burrow in the sand bed and will eat anything they can find in the sand. All in all, I've found them to be a good thing (when kept FAR away from coral)! Toss him in your sump, if not try to find someone with a sump who is willing to take him because he is still a living thing and had to be pretty crafty to live the journey on your live rock... but he's your crab.

-Pauli

Funky_Fish14 · #2 03-13-2006, 08:11 AM

Haha right, he doesnt nessesarily have to be stomped, I would keep any I found if I had a tank set-up for them, but the one I had was eating the macro-algae in my sump, and I was in a rush to fix all the problems on my tank, lol.

AndyL · #3 03-13-2006, 02:02 PM

Remember - we have people who are keeping mantis' who would love to get some cheap food

Andy

OCDP · #4 03-13-2006, 02:59 PM

That's one ugly crab

TheReefGeek · #5 03-13-2006, 03:33 PM

Rock crabs can/will take down fish when larger, seen one reach out of a live rock hole with one giant claw, and snap down on a 3" fish that died instantly.

targa81 · #6 03-13-2006, 04:26 PM

Rule of thumb= Red Eye Must Die.

Psyire · #7 03-13-2006, 06:11 PM

Bad Crab, my Peacock would love him... She's ate a few already.