What kind of crab is this?!?!

[Wackzood1]

Dealing with a nudi problem in my zoas and come to find this guy hanging out ..... never seen it before!

 

[Ranjib]

zoa eating spider? was it found close to zoa ? can be common gorilla crab as well

 

[Wackzood1]

zoa eating spider? was it found close to zoa ? can be common gorilla crab as well

It is definitely a crab way bigger than any zoa eating spider...

 

[Maritimer]

Hairy legs, big claws with black tips ... generally not a good combination. It's a crab for certain, but they're not easy to identify down to species level for most hobbyists.

~Bruce, who's been watching _the_coolest_ red-and-white, hairy-legged, black-tipped crab in his display recently . . .

 

[sfin52]

I would def say not reef safe

 

[Luno]

Is it furry?

 

[najer]

What shape are the tips of it's pincers?

 

[graffitireef]

Looks like a Gorilla crab

 

[Wackzood1]

Shortly after I snapped the pic he disappeared and now I can't find him .... the tank has been up and running for 9 months or so.

 

[islandguy85]

Zood, I have a random crab in mine as well for around ~3mos. Pretty sure he has eaten a hermit and a few snails so I would say watch close. I caught mine and pulled his larger claw off and put him back in but I am watching him closely. My tank is 3' deep and he only sits at the bottom but I don't doubt that he will try to eat anything he can. As he gets bigger I may have to remove him and put him in sump or just wack him. I caught mine w a 4 prong flexible 2' nut/bolt grabber.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Looks like a hand reaching out. The only thing I could think of is "my precious" lol.

 

[savetheocean]

If you can catch it, just put it in the sump. Does not look reef safe. Take it out if you can.