Crab ID please!

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  1. artrichter001

    artrichter001 Fire Worm

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    Hello guys, I need and ID on this scary fellow I found tonight when looking at my sandbed with a flashlight. I hope he has not been dining on my coral... Help appreciated!

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    artrichter001, Sep 21, 2015
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  2. reefermadness420

    reefermadness420 Flamingo Tongue

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    gorilla crab?
     
    reefermadness420, Sep 21, 2015
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  3. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    IME, hitchhiker crabs are usually not a good thing. If you see him again, try and catch/isolate him until you get a positive id and info on it
     
    mdbostwick, Sep 21, 2015
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  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    Gorilla crab fo'shizzle.
     
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  5. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Looks like some sort of stone crab. Typically black tips on the claws are bad news.Hopefully pagojoe will chime in. I would definitely try to capture it.
     
    Vinnyboombatz, Sep 22, 2015
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  6. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Yeah, not a reef friend for sure.
     
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  7. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    Pagojoe! Thats the one. So many times i tried to "summon" him from lack of remebering his name. Hands down snail expert
     
    Swisswiss, Sep 22, 2015
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  8. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    ^ This. ^

    Hitch hiker crabs aren't worth the risk. There's a reason they're not offered in the pet trade.
     
    Mr. Bill, Sep 22, 2015
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  9. artrichter001

    artrichter001 Fire Worm

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    Thank you guys! Unfortunately I don't have a sump on my IM Nuvo tank. I will try to catch him and take it to my LFS, they usually let you put unwanted critters on one of their sumps.

    Cheers
     
    artrichter001, Sep 22, 2015
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  10. bland8126

    bland8126 Astrea Snail

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    bland8126, Sep 27, 2015
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