small crab id?

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  1. trevor_cheese

    trevor_cheese Astrea Snail

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    Found this on a acropora i just bought. Broke off a pincer while i pulled it off. Its brown and hairy... might be a emerald crab i'm thinking but not positive... Reef safe ??? anyways any ideas?
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    trevor_cheese, Nov 18, 2012
    trevor_cheese, Nov 18, 2012
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  2. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    Not positive but i'm pretty sure i've heard somebody else post about brown and hairy being a bad thing. I'm sure somebody else will chime in with a definitive answer.
     
    Moxtrain, Nov 18, 2012
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Bad crab.
     
    ingtar_shinowa, Nov 18, 2012
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  4. trevor_cheese

    trevor_cheese Astrea Snail

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    awesome glad i took it out haha.
     
    trevor_cheese, Nov 18, 2012
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  5. rgoedhart

    rgoedhart Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    perhaps a gorilla crab? Either way, "Bad Crab", like posted above, is all you needed to know :) perhaps he could be good in a sump or refugium?
     
    rgoedhart, Nov 24, 2012
    rgoedhart, Nov 24, 2012
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