Evil emerald crab!!!!
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dcantucson
Reef pro
Three inches from claw to claw is huge! He'll eat any fish he can catch.
pheasant29
Reefing newb
That seems awful large for an emerald crab? Do you have a pic?
BL1
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They're scavengers ... If something was wrong with your fish then the crab just took advantage of it. I had a red emerald that ate about 20 or 30 of my snails before it got banished.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
When they are small, they are herbivorous. But as they get larger, they become more opportunistic hunters and will eat fish if they can get to them. The crab you're talking about is massive. Are you sure it's an emerald?
If you want to feel safer with your fish, you should stick to small emeralds. It does take a while for them to mature enough to the point where they can catch fish.
If you want to feel safer with your fish, you should stick to small emeralds. It does take a while for them to mature enough to the point where they can catch fish.
Piratefish
SPS Freak
WOW thats big! Banish him to the sump:shock:
CDaubs
Reefing newb
Let's see a pic and be sure what you're talking about is really an Emerald Crab.
Dana42078
Dana
Gotta see this...i thought my emerald was big....
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
wow that a big emerald mine is at most just over an inch. i as well gudda see this crabzilla of an emerald...
Marine88
Joey Logano Super Fan!
i need to see a pic of this
Marine88
Joey Logano Super Fan!
Still need pic of this monstrosity
CDaubs
Reefing newb
OK, it's been too long! I'm calling BS on the giant emerald crab. If there aren't any pics, then it just doesn't exist.
Marine88
Joey Logano Super Fan!
yeah thats what im thinking
dcantucson
Reef pro
We've been taken:(
Supraz
Reefing newb
I'm gonna chime in on this late. I also had a large emerald crab for algae control. He was about 2" - 2.25" when it spread out its claws. When I bought him I remember asking if they had any smaller ones because i wasn't sure about him in my tank. They convinced me and he wreaked havoc in my tank lol. He would knock over all my frag plugs, he would come running out at feeding time and would terrorize fish that got to close. I got annoyed with him and put him in my girlfriends 3g pico because there weren't any frags to knock over and i figured i could take him to my LFS in a couple of days to sell him. I woke up the next day and he had the black and white damsel that was in the pico in his claws having breakfast...... :|
If its that big get rid of it. Not worth the hassle. I got two small ones to replace him and they have been fine.
If its that big get rid of it. Not worth the hassle. I got two small ones to replace him and they have been fine.
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
mine came out of hiding after 1 week+ and OMG he got big. I will try and find him asap and snap a shot of him. But he looks mean he may take my cam and smash it. Then start yelling at me like Mel Gibson did with that one poparotsy. hahaha
Supraz
Reefing newb
Found a pic of mine although theres nothing near it for size comparison.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1336/5137234158_8e4c023780.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1336/5137234158_8e4c023780.jpg
dartmyth
Reefing newb
Looks like he is praying to the tank gods :bowdown: lol.
Watch out he don't start sacrafising your livestock
