Friends help me recognize what this kind of crab if it's reef safe or not ?

[danigerzon17]

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Friends help me recognize what this kind of crab if it's reef safe or not ?


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[homer1475]

Not sure on actual species, but it looks to have sharp pointy claws, which is a no go for a reef tank.


general rule of thumb for crabs is if their claws are rounded they are probably safe, if they are pointy, get rid of them.

 

[Rover88]

Looks kind of like a lined or spotted shore crab.

As said above, pointy claws are bad claws. It means they can go after fish or other inverts.

 

[danigerzon17]

See this picture


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[MarkW64]

Those claws don't look "pointy", they look very much like an emerald crab's algae pulling claws.