White Crab

Coley88 · Nov 17, 2023

My boyfriend surprised me with a new crab, I asked him what it was and he said the lady at the store said it was a Pom Pom crab… it is indeed NOT a Pom Pom.. poor guy got scammed . Can someone identify this lil guy for me? I thought it was a convex reef crab but I am not certain.

ISpeakForTheSeas · Nov 17, 2023

Black-tipped claws generally indicate a crab is not reef-safe, but for getting an ID:

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
Some crab ID advice: take a pic of the front like you did (mainly to show the claws - good job there - but also a little to show the face), and also take a pic of the back of the crab (take the pic from above the crab looking straight down at it - this shows the shell and back of the crab, which can both be important for ID too).

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
some top-down photos of the crab's back (including some that show the portion of the shell by the crab's back legs) may be helpful with ID

Coley88 · Nov 17, 2023

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
Black-tipped claws generally indicate a crab is not reef-safe, but for getting an ID:

Thank you, I will try to get better pictures.. every time I get close he hides from me.

Crustaceon · Nov 17, 2023

Sometimes you just don’t want to get crabs from your boyfriend.

Coley88 · Nov 17, 2023

Crustaceon said:
Sometimes you just don’t want to get crabs from your boyfriend.

I set myself up for that one ‍

kjkszpj9 · Nov 17, 2023

Coley88 said:
My boyfriend surprised me with a new crab, I asked him what it was and he said the lady at the store said it was a Pom Pom crab… it is indeed NOT a Pom Pom.. poor guy got scammed . Can someone identify this lil guy for me? I thought it was a convex reef crab but I am not certain.

He looks pretty cute even if he turns out to be not reef safe.