Finally caught the tank menace

[JGT]

Took me almost 2 years. Last hitchhiker from my live rock 2 years ago. Quite elusive. Would move frags around to use them to block in his cave, scraped live rock of coralline, scraped encrusting corals including acros. Mighta grabbed a small wrasse I had but unconfirmed. Just a royal pita. Tried tweezers, bottle traps, skewering him with a knitting needle. Nothing. Always got away. He was my Moby Dick and I was Capt. Ahab.
Last night, saw where he was at so decided to use the shot glass trap. Only problem is a shot glass would be too small for this guy. So went with a stemless wine glass. Dropped in a piece of shrimp and 30 secs later he was going for it. Not reckless though, very crafty. Tried reaching in with his legs still grabbing onto the rock and at one point I thought he might be able to reach it, but luckily the shrimp was just out of reach. He tried maybe 4-5 times of completely pulling out and then going back until finally he went all in and he couldn’t get out. Moved him downstairs to a frag tank where he can’t do anymore harm. JGT-1, hairy crab-0.

 

[NanoJHB]

Haha sounds more like Hairy crab-4, JGT-1

 

[JGT]

Haha sounds more like Hairy crab-4, JGT-1

Lol, True. But I got the last laugh.

 

[Fish Styx]

That's a big sucker!

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Great catch. Had one many years ago that bent the skewer during the battle. Fierce.

 

[JGT]

Yeah this guy was unbelievably strong. At one point he grabbed the rim of the glass and started to lift the glass. I thought he was gonna turn it over or run off with it. Luckily it got wedged in the rock.

 

[KrisReef]

After all that time I would have poured the water into the sump, dropped in a few cubes and poured the glass full of Vodka & juice. The natives will turn the bottom up and swallow the crab whole to celebrate the final victory!

 

[Fish Styx]

Yeah this guy was unbelievably strong. At one point he grabbed the rim of the glass and started to lift the glass. I thought he was gonna turn it over or run off with it. Luckily it got wedged in the rock.

Well, now you have an awesome little sump monster. Two things 1) make sure he can't get at any tubes or cords, because as he grows his claws will be able to go through them; and 2) he needs a cool name.

 

[JGT]

Yeah, my wife took one look at him and called him a “Hairy B-a-s-t-a-r-d”. So think I’ll go with that.

 

[Fish Styx]

Yeah, my wife took one look at him and called him a “Hairy B-a-s-t-a-r-d”. So think I’ll go with that.

"Sir Harry F. ******* III"

 

[JGT]

 

[JGT]

After all that time I would have poured the water into the sump, dropped in a few cubes and poured the glass full of Vodka & juice. The natives will turn the bottom up and swallow the crab whole to celebrate the final victory!

This guy woulda had ripped my insides out and burst out of my chest.