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Old 10-26-2009, 08:03 PM
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can any one tell me what kind of crab this is, it just ate the flame scallop.

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Old 10-26-2009, 09:56 PM
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does any one have an idea what it could be? as he is in a bag right now.
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Old 10-26-2009, 11:02 PM
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There is a crab that looks very similar to yours that lives inside the flame scallop. I don't know if its a symbiotic relationship, but they usually don't seem to cause any harm to a healthy live scallop. I had one in a scallop for over a year. I don't know what its called though. Most people only notice them after a scallop has died and has been eaten.
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Old 10-26-2009, 11:11 PM
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Thank you, is he safe to leave in the tank or should I remove him.
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