Freakin' Crabby Tanks !!

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by teevee

I was looking at my live rock last night and lo and behold, out of a little whole comes a tiny claw, picking away at hair algae.

That might be a crab I might keep in the reef

The first crab last night looked like a possible keeper, but I've got a few good growths of hair algae than keeps getting bigger, so it's not eating algae Don't think that crab eats much besides detritus and whatever fish food may come its way.

Originally Posted by teevee

Bev hold onto these latest crabs and I'll take them as well.

If I catch them, they're yours. Will let you know by early Sat. morning so you know how many containers to bring.

Also, you can't leave the containers in your car if it's a warm day and the inside of your car really heats up. The heat will bake them so you're going to have to carry them with you when you go from place to place. Maybe bring a strong bag with handles if you have something like that.

Had to carry around a mouse one day on my errands after I bought it for my snake. Seems kind of a silly thing to do, but hot cars are killers, even if the windows are rolled down a bit. Saw the horrifying results of a dog left in a hot car one time. I was sickened for weeks afterward, and the dog died a hideous, bloody death. The heat expands the blood in the brain and lungs and probably everywhere else, and basically, the animal's organs explode. The dog's owners were charged and convicted with animal cruelty.