Beige hairy crab is he a gorrila

[bobsimmo197]

I have a 1" hairy crab (beige) only comes out at night. It does not
bother fish or corals is he a gorrila

 

[dc]

[welcome]

I'm not sure what constitutes a gorilla crab, anything hairy maybe. I'd probably remove him before he gets big enough to start eating snails and other inverts.

 

[bobsimmo197]

If it was only that easy, i have been trying to catch it for about a month.

 

[WingnutSr]

If he has black tipped claws, you want him out of there. He will eat snails, clams, oysters and as he gets bigger, he will start after your fish. They are a pain in the butt to catch!

 

[dc]

I've always used a small vase, or glass that I set up next to the rock where I saw them last. Bait it with fairly meaty food and set it in just after the lights go out. You may need several tries, and catch a few other critters in your tank, but usually this will work. Just make sure the glass is upright enough the crab can't climb out, I've always done about a 45% angle.

 

[johnnybravo234]

My brother had a large gorilla crab at one point.. he woke up one morning and his 6 inch scopas tang was sawwed cleanly in half!