Must have come in with the Tampa Bay live rock. Haven't seen him before now. And I only had small pieces to help seed the tank with bacteria and coralline so he must have been really small when he arrived.
Gorilla Crab from my Live Rock?
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Guess I should have focused on the question. 
I was making an assumption but wasn’t sure.
Is this a gorilla crab?
I was making an assumption but wasn’t sure.Is this a gorilla crab?
kjkszpj9
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you cant really see its claw tips which would be black if it was a gorilla crab, if you get it out and take a more clearer pic of it someone can probably identify it or even me if its one that i know of
OP
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Yeah, it has black tips…
Thx for the assist!
Thx for the assist!
No. Not cool. Sump crab. Lol.
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Got the sucker. Let himself get caught on small rock that I was able to get.
Hitchhiked in, hitchhiked out….
Hitchhiked in, hitchhiked out….
Sump.Got the sucker. Let himself get caught on small rock that I was able to get.
Hitchhiked in, hitchhiked out….
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What's the advantage of having him in the sump?
RedoubtReef
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for him? he gets to live. He'll eat detritus and sorta earn his keep.
They serve a purpose just not the one u want in ur closed home eco-system. Best left to do their work in isolation. Hence the sump. Or a source of live food for a predatory type display. Thumbs up or down up to u.
Brings me back…Many tanks ago, in a reef far, far away, I once did battle with a Gorilla Crab so large it was the size of a small tarantula!! So fierce, it Bent!! the metal kebab skewer used to end its predation. Upon its demise, great feast was had by all the reef inhabitants that day. Epic. A Saga for the centuries I tell ya. Ofc, This was before all the tech, phones and social media, but those who were there know, the Hitchhiker Horror of the GC!
reeferID
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Must have come in with the Tampa Bay live rock. Haven't seen him before now. And I only had small pieces to help seed the tank with bacteria and coralline so he must have been really small when he arrived.
I had 3 of them come in on TB rubble a few months ago. Lost a Blasto frag before I could remove them all.Must have come in with the Tampa Bay live rock. Haven't seen him before now. And I only had small pieces to help seed the tank with bacteria and coralline so he must have been really small when he arrived.
Lavey29
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Poor little guy just trying to survive and the world hates him.Got the sucker. Let himself get caught on small rock that I was able to get.
Hitchhiked in, hitchhiked out….
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