Finally caught this one, but not sure if it is a gorilla. Any ideas?
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It's a bit hairy too. Just didn't know if it could be a different one like s sally lightfoot.
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It's a bit hairy too. Just didn't know if it could be a different one like s sally lightfoot.
DaJMasta
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Sally lightfoot crabs have a very squashed look with sort of pointy edges (like the edges folded when they were squashed), they also have pretty twitchy, jumpy movement sliding around the rocks and somewhat different color pattern as well as smaller, symmetrical claws.
While I can tell you it's not a sally lightfoot or or other normally sold reef crab, I can't tell you anything really beyond that. My and many's approach to unknown crabs is to just banish them to the sump - they can live their lives without risking your corals, fish, or other inverts.
While I can tell you it's not a sally lightfoot or or other normally sold reef crab, I can't tell you anything really beyond that. My and many's approach to unknown crabs is to just banish them to the sump - they can live their lives without risking your corals, fish, or other inverts.
No a Sally LC and probably a Gorilla or related
If you keep corals not a good idea to put back
If you keep corals not a good idea to put back
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Thanks everyone. I have it in a tupper right now. If it makes it through the weekend, I might banish it to the AIO return chamber (IM Nuvo 10g). There is already one gorilla living there that I can't fish out (no idea how it got there!!). Maybe that would just result in a fight to the death... Otherwise, smash and feed to my other crabs (pom pom, anemone crab and green porcelain).
Red or Brown Mithrax crab. Not good. They get large.
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