I currently have a sand sifting goby (decent size, 3 inches), and a mandarin goby. I was at my LFS and saw what they said was a "flower crab". I thought that he'd be great in the tank, except I'm worried that he'll bother the gobys? Any issues I should be worried about, or you all think he'll be okay? In the LFS, there were two crabs and they were kind of fighting each other a bit, but would hate for something to happen to my gobys.
flower crab with 2 gobys?
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Invertebrates especially are often mislabeled. Since they're not traded the way fish are, "common names" become even less scientific than they are with fish (which is already really bad). I can't id the crab for you, so no help there, but I will tell you to be wary. Research "flower crabs" and make sure you're actually buying flower crabs.
yes, after google'ing flower crabs, they look much different. the one at the store was small (1.5" diameter) and all white so it blends in the sand with 2 eyes that stick up above the sand. Guess I'll keep looking online for pictures to find it and see about researching. thanks for the info.
