ID this crab please

[MBVette]

Saw this crab right up front a few minutes ago. he seems to be picking on the rocks the same way my emeralds do, but dont know what he is. So any help would be great

He is light brown and looks like he has seaweed attached to his head where antenna might normally be.

Thanks!

 

[necessary evil]

hard to tell with out a clearer picture, look up gorilla crab see if it matches

 

[MBVette]

did not look like a gorilla crab as I had one of them before. This crab did not look hairy at all.

I took a bunch of pics of him this time, problem is, he matched the rock color so well he never really showed up in the pictures.

 

[MBVette]

anyone else have an idea?

 

[James605]

Can you get a better pic?

 

[Joshnlaura]

Is it an emerald crab...We had one with a slightly dirty brown/green color to him. ( I think we squeeshed him cleaning some rocks about a month ago

 

[Levito]

does not look like an emerald crab at all. emeralds have wider claws with flat disc like tips. the one in the pic looks like it's claws are pointed. it doesn't look reef safe. I'd toss it in the sump, if you have one.

 

[Crustman]

Looks like it may be some kind of Sally Lightfoot crab. A better pic is needed. Does he run on the rock and try to leave the aquarium?

 

[thecoralking]

looks like some kind of emrald crab

 

[MBVette]

I only saw it that once and 2 seconds after I took that pic it disappeared again.

 

[MBVette]

ok caught the little guy and he is currently in a cup right now. What doyou think, he looks similar to an emerald.

 

[niftyjosh]

looks like pointy claws...emeralds have a flat spot on the tip for pulling algae.

 

[reefWW96]

ok caught the little guy and he is currently in a cup right now. What doyou think, he looks similar to an emerald.

redish brown mithrax crab. i would put him in your sump/refugium because i literally watched mine rip the polyps off of my cup coral. i was reallly ****ed at it:uzi::spin3:

 

[MBVette]

they do look kinda pointy at the tips.

 

[MBVette]

redish brown mithrax crab. i would put him in your sump/refugium because i literally watched mine rip the polyps off of my cup coral. i was reallly ****ed at it:uzi::spin3:

ok, off to the sump he goes. Last time I put a gorilla crab down there he disappeared in a day.

 

[reefWW96]

yeah he was also eating my duncans polyps