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Old 05-10-2005, 09:04 PM   #1
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Crab crisis!! New crab to arrive and I still haven't caught

I have a pom pom (boxing) crab due tomorrow. I didn't know that the mystery crab I have was so aggressive. My LFS told me it was a rock crab that will destroy everything in my tank. I didn't know this when I ordered the new crab and now it's due tomorrow. I still have not caught this crab what do I do? Will it kill my new crab? I know I know I have so many crisis I can't help it, is seems to be a way of life for me. Will crying do any good cause I'm willing to try it???

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Might be able to put the new crab in something like a breeding trap til you catch the renegade crab. Or, if you have a QT tank you could put the new crab in there.
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I don't have a QT man I wish I did.

Here crabby crabby.
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or a sump perhaps
i had a nasty bugger i took almost every rock out of my tank to get him
too bad i didnt know about him before my staghorn hermit dissapered
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Ok now this is dumb, I know but is your sump the part where the water overflow and back into your tank? I don' t think mine gets any light would that be ok?
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I believe light is only important if you have a fuge with macro.
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There is also a bag of carbon back there. That would be bad wouldn't it? I was also wondering if there was a macro that I could put back there that could need light?

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I dont think the carbon is a problem. I'm not sure I understand your question about the macros. You could put anything in there if you add the proper lighting. Cheato is a nice macro.
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I'm not sure I understand your question about the macros

I'm sorry I meant that didn't need much light, humm my fingers get the best of me. So should I put new crab in there until old crab is caught?
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Probably be a good idea. Hate so see you loose the new boxing crab. They are pretty awesome.
And I believe most macros need a good bit of light.
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i had a nasty bugger i took almost every rock out of my tank to get him
too bad i didnt know about him before my staghorn hermit dissapered
Yeah I have some *critters* that I have a hard time catching in my tank too... they're called Damsels......... man (sorry this is slightly off topic) it took me about 3 hours to catch one domino damsel, and now I have another that needs to be caught.
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