Ok it's war time... Time for crab trap ! - Aquarium Advice

XXFirefighter · 04-24-2004, 11:53 AM

Came home this morning from the firehouse to find one of my 2 peppermint shrimp in half...

And it was not my hermits, they are way way way too small to do that !

I had in my rock a few crabs but they are killing my [acronym:bd7609bdf5="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:bd7609bdf5] and now my shrimp ! I also noticed a few spereations in my fire gobys fin... NOT COOL !

Did some hunting for crab traps... Anyone had any ideas?

Any luck with anything?

ReefRunner, I know you gonna have a killer trap plan for me

Thanks,
Rich

ReefRaff · 04-24-2004, 05:04 PM

Place a mason jar, (Mayo jar) upright against the rock pile with some Raw shrimp as bait, in the jar.The crab can get in, but cannot scale the smoth glass surface to get out.

WarOrks15 · 04-25-2004, 01:25 AM

i used a cup. you know one of the cheap plastic drink cups and then put a rock in the bottom with some shrimp. then wait over night. if you have hermit crabs they will fall for it too. i think it works better if you kind of know the spot he is hiding out in so you can trap right out of his door.

snapcrackler · 04-25-2004, 02:24 AM

Those traps work fine.. my hermits always are the first ones to pile in though

.. almost worth letting the hermits fill up, temporarily remove the hermits to another tank and then finally get the clinging/stone crabs to jump in.

Seems like when it's full of clamoring hermits the clinging SOB stone crab types are scared to go in. :P

04-24-2004, 11:53 AM	#1
XXFirefighter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lompoc, Ca Posts: 1,169 Images: 16	Ok it's war time... Time for crab trap ! Came home this morning from the firehouse to find one of my 2 peppermint shrimp in half... And it was not my hermits, they are way way way too small to do that ! I had in my rock a few crabs but they are killing my [acronym:bd7609bdf5="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:bd7609bdf5] and now my shrimp ! I also noticed a few spereations in my fire gobys fin... NOT COOL ! Did some hunting for crab traps... Anyone had any ideas? Any luck with anything? ReefRunner, I know you gonna have a killer trap plan for me Thanks, Rich __________________ 55 [acronym:1cbf82f712="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:1cbf82f712] 260 watt [acronym:1cbf82f712="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:1cbf82f712]- home made 2 blue 2 white moonlights Emporer 400 carbon only 2 Maxijet 1200's 200 watt Ebo Jager heater Powder Blue Tang Neon pseudochromis Lawnmorwe Blennie Occ Clown 3 Chromis Blue green gold clam 1 Yellow Clown Goby 1 Blue Tux Urchin Orange Star few hermits few snails www.bikecrazy.org - For Bike People...By Bike People

04-24-2004, 05:04 PM	#2
ReefRaff Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Oh. USA Posts: 1,618 Images: 26	Place a mason jar, (Mayo jar) upright against the rock pile with some Raw shrimp as bait, in the jar.The crab can get in, but cannot scale the smoth glass surface to get out. __________________ Tim S Wagner Join Saltwater_Fish_Reef_Aquariums Vote here for Aquarium Advice!!!

04-25-2004, 01:25 AM	#3
WarOrks15 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 1,073 Images: 24	i used a cup. you know one of the cheap plastic drink cups and then put a rock in the bottom with some shrimp. then wait over night. if you have hermit crabs they will fall for it too. i think it works better if you kind of know the spot he is hiding out in so you can trap right out of his door. __________________ A 46 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] bow front (Soft coral) reef tank with a 10 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] sump. And a 30 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] ([acronym:26a24007a2="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:26a24007a2] and Clam) reef tank hooked up to the sump of the 46 so they share water.

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04-25-2004, 02:24 AM	#4
snapcrackler Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,286 Images: 21	Those traps work fine.. my hermits always are the first ones to pile in though .. almost worth letting the hermits fill up, temporarily remove the hermits to another tank and then finally get the clinging/stone crabs to jump in. Seems like when it's full of clamoring hermits the clinging SOB stone crab types are scared to go in. :P