Crabs in food? Should I toss it?

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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?

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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.
 

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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.
 

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