Pests as Pets

[RichWise73]

Does anyone else keep any inverts normally considered pests as pets? I got some live rock from TBS when I set up a tank last summer and I ended up removing a gorilla crab from the tank. He’s now residing in his own pico tank and living life to the fullest.

 

[Dan_P]

Does anyone else keep any inverts normally considered pests as pets? I got some live rock from TBS when I set up a tank last summer and I ended up removing a gorilla crab from the tank. He’s now residing in his own pico tank and living life to the fullest.

I like a happy ending!

 

[RichWise73]

I like a happy ending!

Don’t we all.

 

[Sump Crab]

I had one of those in my sump for about a year. It was awesome until he decided to tear open my bag full of carbon lol!

 

[billyocean]

Looks pretty sizeable but hard to tell scale

 

[Doctorgori]

he might also look good and last forever in acrylic cast…. lol
….tbh that was very honorable of you…peace, two thumbs

 

[vcnt]

Just what I was looking for! I found gorill crab today from tbs and i was gonna givd him away or take his life away and my brother says to keep it so, 2.5 gallon im setting up tomorrow

 

[RichWise73]

Just what I was looking for! I found gorill crab today from tbs and i was gonna givd him away or take his life away and my brother says to keep it so, 2.5 gallon im setting up tomorrow

We still have Johnny, our pet gorilla crab. He eats pellets and mysis shrimp like there’s no tomorrow.

 

[vcnt]

We still have Johnny, our pet gorilla crab. He eats pellets and mysis shrimp like there’s no tomorrow.

I was thinkng of food and i said to myself kudt give him some mysis. Can I see the setup please n thank you

 

[RichWise73]

I was thinkng of food and i said to myself kudt give him some mysis. Can I see the setup please n thank you

I don’t have any pictures of the setup. His light is out now. I’ll take a picture of the tank tomorrow. It isn’t anything fancy. Some sand and a couple pieces of live rock. The tank has a built in filter and I got a small heater off Amazon to keep the temp at 77-78.

 

[Tamberav]

Cool crab! I have seen pest pico's before with gorilla crabs, majanos, fast growing xenia, palys, basically whatever someone might think of as a "pest"

I do keep a box of colorful majano's in my sump so I guess that counts as keeping pests :)

Edit: here is my favorite, pest crabs, majanos, xenia, palys, Caulerpa, etc.

 

[vcnt]

I don’t have any pictures of the setup. His light is out now. I’ll take a picture of the tank tomorrow. It isn’t anything fancy. Some sand and a couple pieces of live rock. The tank has a built in filter and I got a small heater off Amazon to keep the temp at 77-78.

Thanks

 

[Tamberav]

Thanks

I posted a video above that may be of interest of you, it is a 2g tank with pest crabs.

 

[vcnt]

I posted a video above that may be of interest of you, it is a 2g tank with pest crabs.

Wow Thats a nice tank.