Crab

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  1. Reefbuilder

    Reefbuilder Scooter Blennie

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    Hi all happy new year, can anybody ID this crab I found him hanging out tonight in my display tank hopefully he's reef safe no idea how to get him out.

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    Reefbuilder, Dec 31, 2015
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  2. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I'm not sure but it is shaped like an emerald
     
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  3. Reefbuilder

    Reefbuilder Scooter Blennie

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    Yes but it has black and white stripes with black claws
     
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  4. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Looks to be a Ferocious Reef crab.Eriphia ferox I would make a trap and remove it.Are its eyes red? Hard to tell by the pic. It could also beParaxanthias notatus .
     
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  5. Piano10

    Piano10 Aiptasia Anemone

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    When in doubt, remove it. Better safe than sorry:)
     
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  6. Reefbuilder

    Reefbuilder Scooter Blennie

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    Yeah not going to be easy to get it out
     
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  7. Reefbuilder

    Reefbuilder Scooter Blennie

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    Got a better pic tonight

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  8. Reefbuilder

    Reefbuilder Scooter Blennie

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    Im going with Paraxanthias notatus
     
    Reefbuilder, Jan 3, 2016
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  9. PittsburghReefTank12

    PittsburghReefTank12 Flamingo Tongue

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    Definitely remove him, I had a emerald crab that ate multiple fish. Including a fish that was only an hour old :( . It was very hard to remove him, I had to take live rock out of my tank!
     
    PittsburghReefTank12, Jan 4, 2016
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  10. APC

    APC Gigas Clam

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    It looks really small for this...but the claws and legs look like a Stone Crab. Assume it hitch hiked in on Rock? Where did you get the rock from?
     
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