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03-28-2008, 08:02 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
Posts: 183
|  Sally getting out of hand.
I'm really starting to despise my sally light foot. She's a beautiful crab and shes fairly big , I would say about 4 inches across. But she beginning to be a menace. She chases after all my shrimp. And when my hippo tang was sick and just kinda chilling out in his hiding spot, if Sally found him she would pretty much pounce on him. Any fish that swims by her she jumps at. Does anyone else have this problem?
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75 gallon:1 Niger Trigger, 1 Longnose Hawkfish,1 lawnmower blenny,1 orangespotted goby, 2 cleaner shrimp, 4 peppermint shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 emrald crab, 20 hermits, 5 turbos, 12 mexican turbos and 1 brittle star. And a ton of sandsifting snails. Leather toadstool, frogspawn, 2 pulsing(not really they quit pulsing) xenia, flavia, anthelia, a colt, a goniopora and a rock full of zoas. | 
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03-28-2008, 08:11 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Outside of Seattle, WA
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Yes, we have seen the same behavior with two different sally light foot crabs. The first one started out as a baby (about 1 inch long). Once it was over 3 inches, it became aggressive to its tank mates. We caught it and traded it for another small one at the LFS. When the second got to about 3 inches we saw the same behavior again. This time, however, there must have been a fight, as we woke up to find pieces of sally scattered around the tank.... We have chosen not to replace the crab... | |
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03-28-2008, 08:35 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle area Age: 36
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Mine seems to live peacefully and I often see her taking turns picking at krill with my Ornate Goby (Mr. Tang snipes at it too). Of course her body is only about an inch and her wingspan is about 3". Seems to me her claws are too stubby for combat. Maybe that's why she is docile. lol
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72g Bow Front, 2x250w MH (10 hrs), 4x65 Act (14 hrs), 6xDual Moonlights (10 hrs), 300 gph from cannister filter and powerhead, Prizm hang-on protein skimmer, 50 lbs LR, CC Bed
Yellow Tang, 2 Clowns, Bubble Tip Anemone, 2 Yellow Tail, Humbug, White Spot, Ornate Goby, Emerald Crab, Sally Lightfoot Crab, 2 Blue Legged Hermits, 15 Scarlet Hermits, +Snails with no names (margaritas, turbos, astraeas) | |
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03-28-2008, 09:30 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Often times, it depends on the individual! The availability of food source may play a part in their aggressive tendancies as well! _________ 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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03-28-2008, 09:54 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Sally lightfoots are known to become very aggressive once they reach a certain size. One of the reasons why I would never add one to my tank. | |
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03-28-2008, 10:03 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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all crabs have risks, some more than others
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03-28-2008, 10:13 AM
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| | Horrid Stonefish
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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I wouldn't get one. Apparently they are next to impssible to remove from your tank. Good luck! _________  | |
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03-28-2008, 10:38 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle area Age: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by missionsix66  I wouldn't get one. Apparently they are next to impssible to remove from your tank. Good luck! |
Looks like I may need to set a trap when she get's a bit bigger. lol | |
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03-28-2008, 11:44 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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Ha, me too. She's really starting to p*$$ me off. | |
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03-28-2008, 11:49 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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I have seen a Sally lightfoot to snag and eat more then one small fish.. I had onto grab and eat a Carnary Blenny and Neon Goby and several other little fish.. Best kill it . _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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