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Hi all, I'm italian and this is my first post on this ng.
I'm trying to identify a crab that I've discovered in my small reef tank (4g): http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_cory/267291286/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_cory/267289474/ At the moment it seems to be quiet and it doesn't annoy corals and fish (at the moment I've only xenia and zoanthids and a yellowtail damsel fish). I often saw it eating on the sand and on the live rocks, so I suppose, but I'm not really sure, that it could be "vegetarian". His sizes are about 2/2.5 cm (0.8 inches) but his pincers are very long as compared with the body...I'm a little woried about this... I know that it's very hard to identify the exact species, but I would like to know, at least, the family (I mean xanthidae, mitrhax and so on) or if, in your experience, crabs could be considered reef-safe.I know, for example, that xanthidae are not reef-safe. Just another info: I've seen many "skeleton's crab" (sorry but I dont' know the exact word) in the tank, so the crab it's growing up. Bye and sorry for the length of the post. |
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