Eels versus hitchhiker crabs?

Kabong · #1 12-10-2006, 04:15 AM

From what I;ve heard as long as you get the right species.
IE one that eats crustaceans.
Yes it would probably do the job.
Might take awhile though.

albert_dao · #2 12-10-2006, 05:43 AM

Tried it twice at the store. Doesn't work. They'll only tackle the smallest of crabs from what I could tell. The big ones, once backed into a hole, are easily a match for most eels up til the 2' range.

untamed · #3 12-10-2006, 06:42 AM

There was an young lady that swalled a fly....

dunl · #4 12-10-2006, 06:50 AM

My freshwater moray knocked mine off, but only when he was hungry. Then again, I got him when he was already 2ft long...

Tony - why not a mantis?

EmilyB · #5 12-10-2006, 07:52 AM

The zebra moray is a crab eater. Keep a lid on it, and I'll adopt him when he gets too big.

AndyL · #6 12-10-2006, 04:29 PM

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...

On that same vein - how about a mantis? Get a big-un, then you've just got one to catch once all the hitch hikers are gone...

Course we all know I'm nuckin futz - but it makes sense on some level

Delphinus · #7 12-10-2006, 10:55 PM

Hmm, a mantis? I guess that could work!

What about a snowflake? I've always like these, and aren't they the most "fish-safe" (-ish) morays so the possibility of keeping fish alongside one day wouldn't be far-fetched?

Darcy - a freshwater eel knocked off your crabs? Was it living in SW? .. Me confused.