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08-31-2007, 03:11 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 26
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|  damn crab
I recently bought a beautiful rock covered with star polyps and peices of the polyps mat dangling all over just a nice lookin rock and for a while I didnt know why peices of the loose mat was ending up on the sand bed and basically being torn off didnt know what it could be.Come to find out a had a POS crab that hitched a ride on a previous rock I bought I finally saw it one day and I said Ill be damned that why I got so pissed caught him a flushed his punk A%& down the toilet kinda inhumane I know but he destroyed my star polyps and he needed be sent elswhere lmao but hopefully these guys will start spreadin again.I used to have to emerald crabs when I first started my tank and I made the mistake of adding a beautiful peice of rock with orange polyps and they wreaked havoc on that left me about 4 polyps when I got on to what they were doing but happy to say I have about 20 that grew back now and its lookin better hope the stars do the same.
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as of 6/27/07
tank: 55gal, coralife super skimmer , odyssea 260w 48" compact light, Fluval 304 canister filter, power head, 50 lbs live rock
Fish: yellow tang, 2 false percula clown fish,dragon goby, 20 red legged crabs,9 blue legged crabs, 2 yellow tip damsels,7 nassarious snails,5 zebra snails,3 bumble bee snails,2 astraea cones,3 cerith snails. | 
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08-31-2007, 05:10 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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My emerald crabs have never messed with anything.
Was the crab you flushed an emerald? _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display, 2 250 MH, 1 400 MH, 2 65 PC, AAT moonlight, DIY wet dry, sump, and fuge, G2 skimmer, KNOP C calcium reactor, auto top off, dual pump closed loop, Oceans Motions valve, phosphate reactor, fuidized sand filter, Lighthouse controller keeping it all in check.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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08-31-2007, 06:12 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 630, IL Age: 22
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i had some emeralds once, as soon as i added a colony of zoas they went nuts trying to eat them. so out they went to spend the rest of their lives in the sump(which wasn't to long the skimmer got'em) | |
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08-31-2007, 12:24 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 26
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I am not sure what type of crab it was it looked simliar to an emerald but it was a purpleish color | |
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08-31-2007, 01:29 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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My emerald crab hasn't touched anything - button polyps or the green star polyp - just lucky, I guess? _________ Linda 29g Nano 2 FSL 8000k 36w & 2 AquaLux 36w Blue Pump: 1200 LPH; Maxi-Jet 600 Powerhead 100w Visi Stealth submersible heater 15 lbs. live rock 20 lbs. live sand LIVESTOCK: 1 cleaner shrimp; Asst. snails, 1 emerald crab, Pierre the Cleaner Shrimp and acrobat extraordinnaire, 1 button polyp, 1 green star polyp, 1 red mushroom, 1 Xenia, 1 octopus coral, 1 torch, 1 frogspawn, 1 tree coral, 1 stag coral. Established: 6/20/07  | |
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08-31-2007, 02:09 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix Az
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Their seems to be mixed results with emerald crabs. I recently took one back to the LFS for a few reasons.
First it was eating my pagoda coral. After I caught it eating the pagoda I moved it to another tank, were it decided to rearrange all the smaller pieces of live rock.
And the find deciding factor for taking it back to the fish store was it snipped then entire caudal fin off of one of my clown fish causing its unavoidable death.
I think I will stick with the hermit crabs. | |
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08-31-2007, 02:59 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Crabs, specifically Emeralds, are opportunistic feeders, though their choice of foods are algae. Your crab may have been trying to eat algae/detritus that was trapped between your star polyps on the mat(stolon).
IMO, Emeralds are an essential part of a reef tank.
I have never had any problems regarding my Emeralds what so ever! They occassionally will stick their claw up in defense if one of my fish gets too close to it but it is a reaction to a possible predator!!!
Having said this...it is possible that you will come across a living organism that goes against the laws and rules that govern its being so called "reef safe" unfortunately!!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well>
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09-01-2007, 04:48 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: LI,NY
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Hitman, how did you catch that crab? I have one that Id love to get out but cant get near it. The SOB is about 3". Doesnt really bother anything but hes always knocking things over, almost broke the tank glass. | |
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09-04-2007, 03:16 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 26
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well he was inside a rock that i have and I just took out the rock put it in a bucket shook it around and he fell right out | |
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09-04-2007, 07:40 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by wil3357  Hitman, how did you catch that crab? I have one that Id love to get out but cant get near it. The SOB is about 3". Doesnt really bother anything but hes always knocking things over, almost broke the tank glass. | When first starting out I had a gorilla crab (small and fuzzy) doing no-no's in tank. Had a heck of a time getting him also. 
After allot of time and resolution/determination finally caught him with a piece of netting baited with a small hunk of shrimp.
He spent an hour or so in the freezer before taking the toilet ride. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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