Help in ID

[markdt]

I was at the LFS and there was a crab there that was called a blueberry crab. It was in a tank with a seamat nothing else. They did not know anything about the crab. I have not got a pic of it yet. Latter today. I was just wondering if anyone has herd of the name. It has 2 larg front claws. with yellow bands. The other legs are the same color but smaller. Body is light Blue.

 

[markdt]

Her is a pic. You might have to down load the Pic and then zoom in a little.

 

[markdt]

Here is another PIC

 

[Azurel]

I have never heard of it, but most crabs are not reef safe if any....Fowlr it prolly would be ok though....

 

[markdt]

More new on the crab. It has been in my reeftank over night and he is eating food. the crab has not hurt anything else in the Tank. I have a chill coral, sun coral. Plate coral, open red brain, 3 feather dusters, one mushroom, torch coral, some zo's and 2 other frags. also have a coral shrimp, pompom crabs, yellow tang, clown, seabay peppermint shrimp, agley blenny, emerald crab. all are ok. Also the blueberry Crab.

 

[Azurel]

It is really cool looking though..good luck with it...

 

[markdt]

I found some more infomation on the name. the name is a soldier crab. Has any one have any information on this Crab. It still has not messed with any thing in my tank at this time.

 

[markdt]

I am going to bump this one more time to see if anyone can give me some help.

 

[Reeferhead]

Do you still have this crab? Has it behaved?

 

[mr pink floyd]

thats risky, putting a crab or thing you know notign abotu in your tank?

i hope it doesnt kill anything

 

[Kynigos]

I couldn't see the pics, but I've had a soldier crab before. The crab is actually brackish and lives on sandflats. Mine died shortly after I got them. I'm not sure if they were sick (everythign else in the tank was fine, and the parameters were all good) or if they just needed time on dry land. You might want to check into that, in case a lack of air harms them somehow (Like red claw crabs which need some time in the air for their shells).