website on reef tank crabs-Inverts-3reef Forums

skennelly · 01-28-2005, 07:18 AM

Does anybody know of a website that has photos and descriptions on the different types of crabs that appear in a reef tank.

I have a crab in the tank that looks similar to a emerald crab, but doesn't have the hairy legs and has 2 large claws and is dark in color. He comes out of the rock every once and a while and I can't get a good shot of him with my camera.

Thanks

fletch · 01-28-2005, 07:49 AM

Maybe this link will help????

http://www.njscuba.net/biology/sw_crabs.html

skennelly · 01-28-2005, 08:21 AM

Thanks! I didn't see anything that looked like my crab, but definitely an interesting link. I think my only hope is to have him pose for me so I can get a snapshot and post it up here.

Sean

m_lacom99 · 01-28-2005, 09:08 AM

Just a wild shot in the dark here but maybe a porcelain crab. They pretty much look like an emerald crab and they come in different colors. Do a search on google images for porcelain crab and you'll see a whole bunch of them.

Marc.

skennelly · 01-28-2005, 09:20 AM

Thanks, I will check it out.