Freakin' Crabby Tanks !!

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Since putting such a wide open trap only attracted that dang hawkfish and hangers-on, I'm going to make the opening smaller with Saran Wrap and an elastic and try that tonight.

Set the modified, smaller mouthed trap early yesterday. None of the fish took any notice until I baited it. The yellow coris wrasse kept bumping his nose against the glass trying to get at the mysis, but gave up after his nose got sore

Woke up this morning and, behold, a crab caught in the trap. Removed the trap and placed the the crab in a glass of tankwater to have a better look at him. Dang, I'd caught the emerald crab so I put him back into the tank. Hopefully, he will claim another patch of algae to clean up, a patch that includes some of that annoying valonia.

Anyway, saw the evil red eyed crab again last night and tried to catch it with the tweezers, but no luck there. Will bait the trap again tonight. With luck, the emerald crab will be on the other side of the tank and won't be caught again