large crab

[tgp4274]

so my wife saw this in our lfs and wanted it so brought him home..
and wondering if I should keep him?? he keeps knocking and digging up my corals
I have a mixed reef tank and would hate to loose anything cause I have to keep uprighting and moveing what he knock over.. am afraid his going to get to big..... :/

 

[Salty1962]

He will continue to knock everything over. He may also make a meal out of something in a reef tank. Their meant for species specific tank only from what I've read. Sorry!! Go for some Scarlet Hermits, their bright red/orange if that's what caught the eye of you're better half.

 

[bobman]

They make great sump cleaners. I have a huge scarlet hermit down there that kept knocking over my corals. Didnt matter how I glued them he would flip them over every day. Then I tried to rehome him and he got returned to me after a few days everytime for knocking over corals even though I warned them. After a while I gave up and to the sump he went. I have a huge refugium (40 breeder) so he is happy but now that I am thinkning of it he might be why I cant get any macros to grow down there lol.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Those are brutal! It's a Dardanus megistos, which is a big ole carnivore and will eat other inverts and smaller fish.

 

[tgp4274]

ok thanks..
time to go then :/