Please ID This crab!

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  1. 4G1v3N

    4G1v3N Spaghetti Worm

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    Not quite sure what type of crab this is, but its got lots of personality!
     

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  2. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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  3. 4G1v3N

    4G1v3N Spaghetti Worm

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    Looks very similar but this dude is huge. His shell is about the size of a golf ball.
     
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  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Ah, well that does make a difference! Lemme see what I can find.
     
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  5. Birchell

    Birchell Gigas Clam

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  6. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Did you buy the crab or did it hitch-hike on some rock? Because of its size, it sounds to me like its probably not reef safe.
     
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  7. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    Dwarf Red Tip's get up to about 2"s. So theres no telling. Its hard to identify exactly without a clearer pic. Theres so many different kinds of crabs and most of them look a lot alike.
     
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  8. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    From personal observation... NOT REEF SAFE. Has a big personality with a matching appetite.


    All are wrong.

    It's Dardanus megistos

    Uh oh! It's not reef safe!
     
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  9. 4G1v3N

    4G1v3N Spaghetti Worm

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    Yeah you are right. Its the white spotted hermit. disappointing but good thing i found out in the begging, when i don't have coral yet.:) fun to watch now but hes gotta go soon.

    Thank's a million!!
     
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  10. Craig Manoukian

    Craig Manoukian Giant Squid

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    Hermits are not known for munching corals as much as attacking snails and fish. They can menace fish that sleep as they predate 24/7.
     
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