So I’ve noticed 3 large crabs in my tank over the past few weeks (one black, the other 2 big and hairy) creating havoc with my corals. I’ve tried countless traps/ bait in glasses to no avail. Now I’m fearing for my fish and corals. Please help!!!!
Killer crabs smarter than me
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You aren't alone. It took me a couple of weeks to catch one also. I was feeding the cave entrance to keep the crab from eating my coral and little guys. It was a fluke how I caught mine. By hand.
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I have a deep tank, as soon as I see one I go into kill mode but they take off very quickly!
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I had a ton of crabs come in on live rock (About 20). I would use really long tweezers with krill and hold it next to the area of the crab. I would hold it just out of its reach to get it out of its hole far enough. Then I would quickly let go if the food and grab the crab. Obviously some took more than 1 attempt but it worked well
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