phisigs79 January 14, 2008 Share January 14, 2008 Ok for sump. Found one on my new milli colony. Removed and waiting on flushing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrubberbandman January 14, 2008 Share January 14, 2008 So..............are you putting him in your sump or flushing him down the toilet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer99 January 14, 2008 Share January 14, 2008 Are you sure it's a gorilla crab? There are lots of crabs that live in symbiosis with Acros, feed off their slime (not their tissue), and are completely benign. IMO it's one of the more interesting examples of symbiosis, so I never removed crabs from Acros unless it was obvious that they were going for the tissue. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 14, 2008 Share January 14, 2008 why cant you put it in the sump? What exactly do gorilla crabs do that is so offensive as to warrant a death sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 January 14, 2008 Author Share January 14, 2008 ok i put him in the sump. He was munching on the coral he was on. I found the ID on the crab and it was 100% a gorilla crab. Harry with black tips on its claws. They eat clams, anenomes or anything they can get their hands on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 January 15, 2008 Share January 15, 2008 why cant you put it in the sump? What exactly do gorilla crabs do that is so offensive as to warrant a death sentence? Have you ever had a gorilla crab wreaking havoc in your tank? You'd know why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach January 15, 2008 Share January 15, 2008 Do you have a picture of this gorrilla crab I would like to see:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 15, 2008 Share January 15, 2008 I dont think Ive ever even looked at a picture of a gorilla crab. Sounds pretty bad. I'm just not fond of killing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 January 15, 2008 Author Share January 15, 2008 http://www.tbsaltwater.com/thepackage/watchout.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRehman January 15, 2008 Share January 15, 2008 ok i put him in the sump. He was munching on the coral he was on. I found the ID on the crab and it was 100% a gorilla crab. Harry with black tips on its claws. They eat clams, anenomes or anything they can get their hands on Do they eat aptisia. Majano anemones? Put your aptisia and majano rocks with the crab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 January 15, 2008 Author Share January 15, 2008 i luckly have no pest in my tank to test him out with. Hes in the sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager January 16, 2008 Share January 16, 2008 i luckly have no pest in my tank to test him out with. Hes in the sump get ybe to show you how he built the jail for his florida stone crab. i do miss that crab, he was "lively" to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay January 16, 2008 Share January 16, 2008 Sounds like it's about time for a larger tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal January 17, 2008 Share January 17, 2008 I had a very small stone crab that hitchhiked in on some TBS LR. He was mean as they come and ended up being sentenced to life in prison (sump): He had no fear at all and would race across the sump in an attempt to grab my hand every time I stuck it in the water. Early days: Later: And here's all that was left of a mussel I fed him for dinner one night: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs January 17, 2008 Share January 17, 2008 eeek i need to get my gorrila crab out of my tank!! its prolly the size of a dime or nickle right now, though i kee seeing molts everywhere, (stone crabs are soo pretty) im going crab hunting tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach January 17, 2008 Share January 17, 2008 Wow crabbing is fun:) I use chicken necks on a string in the bay. I wonder if you got some fishing line and tide some muscle meat to it if you could do something similar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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