Emerald Crabs

[d2mini]

Any downsides to having these in a reef tank?

 

[dustin_P74]

i havent seen any

 

[daugherty]

i have two of them with plans on adding three more and have never had any problems with them

 

[yote]

I never had problems with mine.

 

[lightcs4]

Only downside I see is that I don't see mine very often. They like to hide most of the time. However, they are great at getting rid of algae and many will eat bubble algae. I may even add another one down the road.

 

[zippyjr123]

I have 4 of them in my 55 gal. Dont get to see them much,have had no problem with them.
I think they are safe.

 

[Smitty]

They are reef safe...they may nip at a fish if it gets to close, but thats just them on the defense...

 

[Bifferwine]

Very very few people have claimed that they have caught and eat fish. And by very few I mean one, Hibye ;)

No downside, in my opinion. I will always have a few in my tank.

 

[Piggy]

I have one and he's always picking at the rock. Cool to watch.

 

[d2mini]

I got two today! Yay!
Was only gonna get one until i saw how small they are in person.

 

[Bifferwine]

Two is a good number for your tank. Hopefully they get to work!

 

[lightcs4]

Nice addition. They do stay fairly small and *normally* do not bother anything. They are very interesting to watch when they come out. Mine usually waits until lights out or just actinics to show it's face.

 

[dustin_P74]

nice shots dennis

 

[Altohombre]

for some reason mine died instantly and I never saw it again.

 

[dustin_P74]

for some reason mine died instantly and I never saw it again.

how did you acclimate it

 

[lightcs4]

for some reason mine died instantly and I never saw it again.

Are you sure it died? I rarely see mine and wondered at first if it had died. It just suddenly appeared one day. Then it was gone again. I see it every two or three weeks, happy and picking at rocks.

 

[d.french]

i have had bad luck keeping emerald crabs alive, recently i added 2 to my 75 gallon and its been a month now and there still alive so gettin lucky this time.

 

[SigEpLucas]

I haven't had any problems with mine yet all he does is stroll around and pick every piece of algae he can...mine has a broken claw he has like 1 full one and 1 that is only 1 stem? or whatever, will this grow back? I think it probably broke when the guy at the lfs was netting him out.

 

[daugherty]

it will grow back when he molts

 

[SigEpLucas]

Thats what I figured...