Crab Id

I have a pet peeve with this site. One, they have a couple crabs listed as Xanthid crabs, that are actually crabs of the Pilumnidae family. Two, every crab listed under Mithrax is actually a Xanthid crab except for the first photo (orange/red crab with black background). Because alot of reefers use this site as a go too site for crab id. It's caused some confusion when reefers think they have Mithrax when really they have a Xanthid. But i'm a cranky *******, who likes to complain alot.
 
I have a friend (for real) who has a crab in his reef tank that is the size of a child's fist and we call him Boris! He yanks LR around and destroys whole frags, we have a hit placed on his head but he's survived everyone. Be careful the Boris family are a strong resilient survivor.
 

WHICH KIND OF INVERT HAS CAUSED THE MOST MISCHIEF IN YOUR TANK?

  • Sea urchins

    Votes: 26 26.8%
  • Hermit crabs

    Votes: 18 18.6%
  • Other crabs

    Votes: 6 6.2%
  • Shrimp

    Votes: 9 9.3%
  • Snails or conchs

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Sea stars

    Votes: 2 2.1%
  • Anemones

    Votes: 15 15.5%
  • None! My inverts are model citizens. :-)

    Votes: 14 14.4%
  • Something else (tell us in the comments)

    Votes: 4 4.1%
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