Emerald crab

[Szwalla]

Any tips on catching one?

Thanks,

 

[zanclus]

mine usually hang out on the live rock and let algea grow on their backs. I had this patch of Green hair algea and whn I went to pluck it off the rock it was attached to one of my emerald crabs !

 

[Stephany]

Use a glass baited with food... that he can get into, but not out of.

 

[Szwalla]

what kind of glass is that?

 

[jallard]

look for them at night when lights are out....then grab him

 

[spoon25]

i found a real easy way to get them things...when they hide inside a rock thats fairly smalll and easy to remove, just remove the rock while its stuck inside....thats what i would try if i couldnt get mine out, they like to hide inside rocks or hang from them, im sure he'll find a small enough rock to cling to for ya...

 

[coralph]

I have never had any trouble with mine ,but had one crawl into a soda bottle trap when I was trying to get something else.

 

[becon776]

curious, why do you need to remove him? they are handy with algae and pretty harmless IME when there isn't any?

 

[Szwalla]

he is getting big and have seen him nipping at fish.

 

[Sk8r]

Use a bottle or glass container and tilt it so his feet will slip once he tries to climb out.

 

[SuzLucky]

I'll trade a frag for him.

 

[GreyG35]

I used the famous soda bottle trap (cut off the top of a plastic soda or water bottle, then stick it in backwards). Caught an emerald crab, plus about every other mobile invert in my tank that way. Just bait it with some silversides, or something...

 

[Brent Thomann]

I have 5 emerald crabs in my 180. One killed my under weight powder blue tang and they also eat half of the porties on my christmas tree worm rock. going to be getting rid of them real soon!!