Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Just managed to finally get hold of a crab that hitchiked into my tank on some rock a couple of months ago it has tripled in size can't get a good pic to post just fuzzy but its a dark purpley/brown colour on top and looks dotty. sat ina tub at mo what's best to do with it?:confused:
300l Cylindrical tank, 150w M/H, Newjet 3000 pump, 2 x Seio 820 P/H, Deltec mce600 Skimmer FISH - Cleaner Wrasse,Scooter Dragonete/Red scooter Blenny, 2 x Percula Clownfish, 4 x Green/Blue Chromis, Yellow Tang CORALS - Mushroom leather,Clove Polyps, button polyp, Lots of colony's of all different Mushrooms& Xenia CLEANUP CREW - 3 x Tiger snail, 1 x Nassarius snail, 2 x Astrea snails, 8 x Turbo's, 6 x Blue leg hermits & 3 x Mexican Red tip crab. 3 x Other white looking hermits
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Red Eyes ?? Hairy ?? big Claws ??
Piglet
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Originally Posted by piglet
Yep red eyes dots sat on head staring at me, big claws not real hairy but is a bit..
300l Cylindrical tank, 150w M/H, Newjet 3000 pump, 2 x Seio 820 P/H, Deltec mce600 Skimmer FISH - Cleaner Wrasse,Scooter Dragonete/Red scooter Blenny, 2 x Percula Clownfish, 4 x Green/Blue Chromis, Yellow Tang CORALS - Mushroom leather,Clove Polyps, button polyp, Lots of colony's of all different Mushrooms& Xenia CLEANUP CREW - 3 x Tiger snail, 1 x Nassarius snail, 2 x Astrea snails, 8 x Turbo's, 6 x Blue leg hermits & 3 x Mexican Red tip crab. 3 x Other white looking hermits
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
As far as I can remember from Macca these are all bad things big claws predater I think ??
I would still Sump though better than the bog :D
He can't exactly do any harm in there can he now ;)
Piglet
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Thought he prob was, I can't harm him although hubby will do deed but i think he'd be ok in sump just taken so long to find him again don't wanna let loose til sure!! :(
300l Cylindrical tank, 150w M/H, Newjet 3000 pump, 2 x Seio 820 P/H, Deltec mce600 Skimmer FISH - Cleaner Wrasse,Scooter Dragonete/Red scooter Blenny, 2 x Percula Clownfish, 4 x Green/Blue Chromis, Yellow Tang CORALS - Mushroom leather,Clove Polyps, button polyp, Lots of colony's of all different Mushrooms& Xenia CLEANUP CREW - 3 x Tiger snail, 1 x Nassarius snail, 2 x Astrea snails, 8 x Turbo's, 6 x Blue leg hermits & 3 x Mexican Red tip crab. 3 x Other white looking hermits
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Don't blame you :D:D:D
Piglet
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
I have a few which have trebled in size from my rock but they have spoon shaped claws & pick the rock to eat. I'm sure these won't attack the fish, They're scared of themselves.
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
Sump him !! he's managed to survive this far so doesn't deserve to die
I have found 4 HH crabs so far including a mean hairy crab :eek: all now reside in a crab section in the sump. Oh and i have a HH porcelain crab too who looks really cool
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
put him in the sump rather than dumping him.derek
66ins by 60ins by 37ins deep. fish stock 7in moorish idol,9in blue face angel,6in blue face angel,6in regal angel, 4in powder blue,1 pair flame angels,3 bellus angels,12 alleni damsels,4in cleaner wrasse,1 pair red sea clowns, 1 Pair of wild percs and 1 Pair of black percs,1 fire clown,1 red sea clown, 2 orchid dottybacks, 3 yellow tangs,2 heteractis magnifica anemones,1 heteractis crispa, 2 red bubble tips.
Re: Hitchhiking crab - Sump or dump
When he gets bigger in the sump, take him out & make a crab paste sandwich out of him!!
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