Helping ID'ing two different crabs

[miston]

Are these safe for my 12 gallon?


Crab #1

Crab #2

 

[miston]

anyone?

I hate to be impaitient but I need to figure out whether to put them back in my 12 gallon or to send them to a crab heaven.

 

[LeslieH]

They're both xanthids and opportunistic predators. I prefer crabs over corals but if you prefer corals then crab heaven it is!

 

[gunslingerone9]

the top one looks like a gorilla crab

 

[blot60]

heaven..hes in heaven...

 

[650-IS350]

Red or Rock crabs... VERY NASTY little buggers... once they get big enough they will try to eat anything they can overpower.. I say kill it or give it to someone with a mantis or cephlopod.