Good Crab or bad Crab need advice

[d.grcich]

I found this guy in my tank. He was hard to get out. Now that I got him ---good crab or bad crab? Any advice would be great. Hate to kill him for no reason. He is about the size of a quarter. Thanks,Dave

 

[Stixbaraca]

Not sure...but when I find things like that, I don't even take a chance...off to the fuge or the toilet!

 

[d.grcich]

I am thinking unfortunately the toilet is his future allso. I would probably never get lucky enough to catch him again if he did start causing a problem. Thanks for your advice.

 

[Stixbaraca]

no problem...imagine waking up and seeing that he ate a prized patch of zoas...

 

[Zeppelin]

Pointy claws usually equals BAD. If the claws have flat spots on the ends its usually for grabbing algae, and those are good.

 

[d.grcich]

That sounds like a easy way to tell good from bad. A friend has a crab in his tank he wants me to hunt and I will keep that in mind before wasting a whole night. Thanks!!

 

[spartanfish]

aww.. he's sort of cute... don't you have a sump or something you could throw him in...

 

[Azurel]

I agree bad crab....

 

[ficklefins]

Before you send him off to the toilet advertise free mantis food on RC. I''m sure the mantis owners would love to have him for the cost of shipping.

Just my thought.

 

[TyreeUM]

i dont trust any crab-they all go to the fuge to battle it out-its like the octogon in there sometimes haha

 

[da6d2003]

the claw tip almost looks like a mithrax. It's not clear enough to tell.

 

[d.grcich]

Well he joined the aligators in the sewer system. I agree with you guys it is not worth the chance. My LFS has a mantis tank----I guess I could have put him to use there...Next time.

 

[weimers75]

I had a similar one I put in the sump. He's been happily living there ever since, I see him every so often. I agree - use him for food or something, seems sad to kill him for no reason

 

[surfn]

Well he joined the aligators in the sewer system. I agree with you guys it is not worth the chance. My LFS has a mantis tank----I guess I could have put him to use there...Next time.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...................i would have taken him has a punching bag for my mantis!!

I would have traded some good polyps for a crab like that. oh well