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Old 10-29-2009, 03:53 PM
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Small glass or jar with some bait in it against a rock overnight.
Most crabs are bad. Better take it out if you can.
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Old 10-29-2009, 03:57 PM
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what kind of bait would i put in that other fish won't go after? new to this whole "hunting of the crab" thing.
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Old 10-29-2009, 04:15 PM
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Small piece of shrimp or fish and put a rubber band tied to a small rock so it does not float away. Put it in at night when your fish are sleeping.
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:27 PM
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Be prepared for frustration the likes of which you've never seen! I tried traps and one night got so fed up I sat there with a big knife in the water just above his rock for what must have been more than an hour. Left a piece of shrimp just under the knife. Stabbing a glass tank with a knife. SMART.

I'm sure my hand stunk more than the shrimp. I never caught the devil but I had a nice surprise one day when he just died on his own.

This is of little help to you but good luck!
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Be prepared for frustration the likes of which you've never seen! I tried traps and one night got so fed up I sat there with a big knife in the water just above his rock for what must have been more than an hour. Left a piece of shrimp just under the knife. Stabbing a glass tank with a knife. SMART...
LOL thats too funny!
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Ok well i guess i should take my hand out of the tank now and put the knife away.....phew, my hand was getting pretty wrinkly. Are there any fish that hunt crabs that wonteat my corals?
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Octopus but that will give you a whole other set of problems.
I have had good luck with the jar try that first or try to pull out the one rock he is hiding in.
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