Crabs in food? Should I toss it?

[Franco1024]

I found some type of crab in the Hikari half shell clams when feeding the tank? Should I toss the bag or consider it a snack for the tank? Also what kind of crab is it?

 

[Isopod80]

Pretty hard to tell the species but it's likely a pea crab (clam parasite) If you have fish large/agressive enough to eat it then it's a snack. If not it could just add nutrients to the tank as it decays.

 

[WheatToast]

Pretty hard to tell the species but it's likely a pea crab (clam parasite) If you have fish large/agressive enough to eat it then it's a snack. If not it could just add nutrients to the tank as it decays.

+1 agreed! I remember finding a Pea crab in a seafood Mussel once.