By chance are you an Edgar Allan Poe fan?
LOL. Didn't think of that! But yeah, I am. ahah
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By chance are you an Edgar Allan Poe fan?
Nightmare material! :ODon't worry about it... four months from now your fish will start disappearing and you'll realize that that crab tunneled his way through the rock and is alive and fat and happy from eating your most prized fish hahaha
In way...I hope so. But rationally, I sure hope not.Ha! he probably found a back door out and is in hiding somewhere in your tank.
I don't even know if I should write this, but I need to "confess". Don't judge me too hard.
So... today I went to my LFS and, after checking my water and so, the guy encouraged me to get my first coral, a Xenia, in a small LR.
As a good student, got home and started the dip with Coral RX. Little thingies coming out of it, trying to survive. All normal. As I was inspecting the rock, I see LEGS.
There was a small crab, with hairy legs. As I read before, "hairy legs are a no go" so, I did my best to get the crab out. Blowing water, shaking, upside down, everything. I spent almost half an hour trying to get the guy out of the hole he was in. Nothing. I even tried tweezers. No success.
I couldn't wait more and I didn't want to take him in the tank so... I walled him with epoxy. The "cave" had no other exit and I couldn't think of anything else...and as the hole was in the area I needed to stick against my LR, I filled it with epoxy and that's all.
Thing is that now... I feel bad. Uffff...
Edit: from the google I did..might have been a gorilla crab. Not sure. It didn't look friendly at all.
Never had to, but probably I won't be as much. I mean... a crab is a more "advanced" being. At least to me.Do you feel bad when you use kalk paste to kill an aiptasia?
Never had to, but probably I won't be as much. I mean... a crab is a more "advanced" being. At least to me.
I guess so... When you can see "intelligent" behavior, you tend you to care more.That's an interesting approach lol your level of sympathy is determined by how advanced the creature is.
Crabzilla got adopted yesterday and has a new sump home with a friend just like him.Caught him. Where's the epoxy? Just kidding. He is in crab jail.
I mean I personally would have just brought the coral back to the fish store (you can next time!). It might have died anyway from the dip though so dont feel too bad.I don't even know if I should write this, but I need to "confess". Don't judge me too hard.
So... today I went to my LFS and, after checking my water and so, the guy encouraged me to get my first coral, a Xenia, in a small LR.
As a good student, got home and started the dip with Coral RX. Little thingies coming out of it, trying to survive. All normal. As I was inspec iting the rock, I see LEGS.
There was a small crab, with hairy legs. As I read before, "hairy legs are a no go" so, I did my best to get the crab out. Blowing water, shaking, upside down, everything. I spent almost half an hour trying to get the guy out of the hole he was in. Nothing. I even tried tweezers. No success.
I couldn't wait more and I didn't want to take him in the tank so... I walled him with epoxy. The "cave" had no other exit and I couldn't think of anything else...and as the hole was in the area I needed to stick against my LR, I filled it with epoxy and that's all.
Thing is that now... I feel bad. Uffff...
Edit: from the google I did..might have been a gorilla crab. Not sure. It didn't look friendly at all.
I guess so... When you can see "intelligent" behavior, you tend you to care more.
I would've kept the crab and tossed the xenia, . Might need to let the little guy out so it can control the soon to be out of control xenia.
I personally think it was a bad idea to seal the crab inside the live rock. Mostly because now when it dies, it's going to rot in your tank for some time. This can feed an algae bloom or bacterial bloom. An algae bloom would probably be a longer and more annoying headache than a small crab you could've captured with a trap and patience.
It was small crab in a small "cave". It was *maximum* 2 cm/1 inch.I would've kept the crab and tossed the xenia, . Might need to let the little guy out so it can control the soon to be out of control xenia.
I personally think it was a bad idea to seal the crab inside the live rock. Mostly because now when it dies, it's going to rot in your tank for some time. This can feed an algae bloom or bacterial bloom. An algae bloom would probably be a longer and more annoying headache than a small crab you could've captured with a trap and patience.
By chance are you an Edgar Allan Poe fan?