I just spotted a crab in my aquarium that I didn't put there! I guess it came in as a baby in some liverock. I've never seen one in any aquarium store, which is sort of worrying, and was just wondering if anyone new what it was, or knew a good website I could browse through to identify it.
It was very small, perhaps an inch across, and was hanging out under a rock pinching off little bits of algae and eating them. It was a sort of brownish red colour, but the thing that stood out most was that the very tips of its main claws (which were both the same size) were white.
I had thought something must be in there also as all these odd little larvae-type worms suddenly disappeared! So whatever it is it can eat worms and algae.
I know it wasn't a hermit crab, because it had it's own shell.
Any help would be greatly appriciated! thanks
It was very small, perhaps an inch across, and was hanging out under a rock pinching off little bits of algae and eating them. It was a sort of brownish red colour, but the thing that stood out most was that the very tips of its main claws (which were both the same size) were white.
I had thought something must be in there also as all these odd little larvae-type worms suddenly disappeared! So whatever it is it can eat worms and algae.
I know it wasn't a hermit crab, because it had it's own shell.
Any help would be greatly appriciated! thanks
