ID needed for a purple crab

[Nirol]

Well, no call for my part two yet...but here is a good pic of a purple filter feeding Porcelain (?) crab....can anyone identify him by scientific name for me?

 

[patsan]

Porcelain.

 

[Nirol]

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[patsan]

Petrolisthes sp

Porcelain crab (Zo["o]l.), any crab of the genus
Porcellana and allied genera (family Porcellanid[ae]).
They have a smooth, polished carapace.

 

[Nirol]

thanks! where do you find this stuff Pat?

 

[dwculp]

Just thought you might want to know, a LFS near me was selling Porcelain crabs for $12.99 a piece!! I had to laugh as I got TONS on my TBS rock!! In fact, I picked up a rock the other day and 4 porcelain crabs fell off, I had to think "Well, theres $50.00 in crab!"

 

[Nirol]

Just thought you might want to know, a LFS near me was selling Porcelain crabs for $12.99 a piece!! I had to laugh as I got TONS on my TBS rock!! In fact, I picked up a rock the other day and 4 porcelain crabs fell off, I had to think "Well, theres $50.00 in crab!"

So true! And just think, even TBS gets paid $9.95 for a Mantis... I'd pay twice that to get rid of mine!

 

[tygger]

Any word on your 2nd half???

 

[Nirol]

Any word on your 2nd half???

Got it! Look here: 2nd Half Thread
And then check out the "our TBS" thread...it continues and has pics of other reefers 2nd 1/2's