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This crab climbed out of the live rock. Can anyone help me with his identification?
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Although typically green, appears to be an emerald crab which is an algae/bubble algae eater and often on live rock from an LFS and is very similar to coral crab
I dont trust these around zoa and can be placed in your sump if it becomes a nuisance around coral
 

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Need to see his claws but kinda looks like a gorilla crab. Please post a picture of his claws
Gorilla crab is very hairy as in pic. Wouldnt be gorilla

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This crab climbed out of the live rock. Can anyone help me with his identification?
Thank you.
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Gorilla or off color emerald but I think I see some hair which leads me towards gorilla. I’d get him out of there.
 
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Thanks to all for your help. I'm sending a photo of his claws for better identification, but I'll probably put him out.
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