Crab ID

[xboxdisc]

Hey guys, I was browsing youtube and I came across this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TcdgC8edo8&feature=related

The only things I can see are:

1) speckled flippers?
2) Red-Orange armor
3) It is from Reethi Beach

I tried looking for Reethi Beach crab species (and other similar text) on Google, but all I ever get are those stupid hotels resorts and crab restaurants.

Anyway, perhaps one of you guys here may know? It's a really cute crab, heh heh.

 

[charlesr1958]

Its a swimming crab, seriously. Having its last pair of legs shaped paddle like would most likely place it in the Portunid family.

Chuck

 

[rlf_racing]

It looks like a type of moon crab. I have one that has paddles on every leg, and swims just like that. Mine is a different a white colored body. try searching moon crab species.

Rob

 

[rlf_racing]

Here is a pic of the little guy I have.

 

[olaf]

WOW! I had something similar on a Fiji Yellow Corala dn it was eating the coral. I picked it off like a tick and set it in its own container and would not eat anything until I placed a small peice of the Fiji Yellow Soft Coral it went right over to it and started eating it. Mine was all white and the legs were a little more cup like insted of paddles. It was half the size of a dime.