Very cool crab

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  1. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    NICE that totally looks like it.
     
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  2. saltysupply

    saltysupply 3reef Sponsor

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    very cool wonder where they originate
     
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  3. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    Its hard to find info on these dudes...
     
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  4. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Yeah, that's it for sure. Thanks for the ID. I'm going to do some reading up on it now.
    I can't believe it's really called a clown crab.
     
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  5. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    a gaudy clown crab :p silly little nemo crab. Good luck reading up on it. I have been trying... there is crap info on google.
     
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  6. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Yeah, pretty limited info.
    So far I know:
    It lives in the Caribbean
    Not reef safe, It eats zoas and stores the toxins
    It's in the xanthid crab species so stays small
    Probably eats small snails and worms
    Definitely staying in the fuge.
     
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  7. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    thats pretty much the important info anyways haha To the fuge!!!! :)
     
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  8. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    This is cool!

    Just curious, what does the crab do with the toxins it "stores"? If it's eating palythoa species and storing palytoxin, that may make this a VERY poisonous crab!! :eek:
     
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  9. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    I wonder that too haha
     
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  10. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Well all I got was that it eats the zoas and stores the toxins for use on others.
    Not sure what that means, probably for hunting. It's not going to be getting any zoas in my fuge though, so it should be good.
     
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