hairy crabs

keith mac

Reefing newb
can anyone help i have just put a nice lump of live rock in my reef tank and found a crab in it i think it is a hairy crab but i do not know if it is safe to be left in as i also have polyps and mushroom corals thanks keith
 
Does he look like this picture... From what I can find on the internet he is an Xanthid crab which is omnivorous, he should be removed from a reef tank.
 
it its hairy and has sharp pincers then I would get him out. even if your not sure its better to get him out and not run the risk of losing any critters, crabs in general are opportunistic feeders and the first chance they get at a fish or snail they will take, if you have a sump throw him in there or youmay get credit for him at a LFS
 
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