Things on Crab (Mites?)

[abcat1993]

I was looking at my emerald crab today, when I saw lots of little yellow things crawling around on it that looked like mites. Are they bad/good/do nothing? How do you kill them if they are bad?:eek2:

 

[abcat1993]

Forgot to say that it will be very hard to take a picture of them because they are .5-1 mm long, and the crab is usually in a spot that would be hard to take a picture of. Also, the "mites" seem to be only on it's claws.

 

[abcat1993]

bump

 

[Myrddraal]

Some sort of flatworm maybe? Would it be possible to catch the crab and then somehow dip only the claws in RO?

 

[abcat1993]

Why would RO water help?

 

[abcat1993]

Now there's a hole in it's right claw where the yellow things keep going in and out of.