Hitchin' crab, should I keep?

[Farrmanchu]

Came off a bunch of Haitian LR, should he go in the Tank, the Sump, or my buddies Mantis Nano?

 

[Sk8r]

doesn't look hairy. Tuck him into the sump with a scrap of button polyp and see how he behaves with it.

 

[Farrmanchu]

Now that's a good test, never thought of that, he's in the sump allready, and he is hairy. Orange eyes, prob. bad, I'll keep him in there for observation.

 

[Gordonious]

I'd really like to know what it is. he looks like a porcelain crab(Petrolisthes spp.) by the size and coloration, though I think those have black eyes. But it's body structure is very similar to an emerald hairy looking legs smoother claws. <A HREF="http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4995&ppuser=8192">Here</A> are photos of a "red emerald" which looks pretty different. Which aren't perfectly reef safe, but could be ok.

I've got a FOWLR that if it's like an emerald and your not sure if you want it I'd love to have in. Find out what it is and maybe trade for a couple of mexican turbo snails?

Jon

 

[Farrmanchu]

I'm in Canada, and I do need snails. Maybe we'll wait for a moult for better ID, and figure out shipping options.

 

[Gordonious]

I have to many snails for my small tanks and not enough algae. I would like to one day get a cowrie and I would like my coraline to come back stronger. I have 5 mexican turbos and should probably only have 2-3. We'll find out what it is. I'd be looking now, but I have a weeks worth of lectures to go over and HW to do and quizzes to take in less then two hours.

 

[Farrmanchu]

Sorry, the crab has gone to the great sea in the sky.

 

[jaymz101]

def not a porceline crab. They are very compressed, with large, fairly flat claws and small carapaces. Looks more xanthid to me.