Crab ID please

[cowboyswife]

Can someone help me ID this little bugger so I can know if he is good or bad? Sorry the second pic is kind of grainy.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Looks almost like a decorator crab.

 

[rustybucket145]

I would say decorator also.

 

[cowboyswife]

Awesome! Thanks guys!!

 

[costello303]

hes a funky looking lil fella, better than the unknown crabs i had in my tank, altho one was black with nice silver racing stripes down the middle!

 

[Paintbug]

looks like a Majidae Crab of some kind for sure. probably a Spider or Decorator Crab.

in the first pic is it heading into the sand?

 

[sunfish11]

He's cute!

 

[cowboyswife]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9458767#post9458767 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paintbug
looks like a Majidae Crab of some kind for sure. probably a Spider or Decorator Crab.

in the first pic is it heading into the sand?

Yeah he was. He hitched a ride on that cuc in the second pic for a few hours this morning. He is a cute little dude. Good to know he isnt harmful.

 

[cowboyswife]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9458717#post9458717 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by costello303
hes a funky looking lil fella, better than the unknown crabs i had in my tank, altho one was black with nice silver racing stripes down the middle!

Now thats one Id love to see!!

 

[Paintbug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9459721#post9459721 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cowboyswife
Yeah he was. He hitched a ride on that cuc in the second pic for a few hours this morning. He is a cute little dude. Good to know he isnt harmful.

that makes since. that kinda was throwing me off LOL. looks like he brought some nice blue sponge with him as well.