Help ID this crab

[Brennan32]

So my friend went to Florida for two weeks and he came back tonight. Knowing i love fish and i have a saltwater crab he brought me back some animals from the ocean. I have never seen this type of crab and would like to know what kind it is also he brought back a ton of muscles so would it be ok to put them in my saltwater tank after quarantining them? Or should i just set them up in a totally different tank ? Thanks for the help


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[Brennan32]

Here are some pics


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[Sniperhank]

I want to say a calico crab...but it just doesn't look right.

[Brennan32]

Originally Posted by Sniperhank

I want to say a calico crab...but it just doesn't look right.

Yeah it looks close but the spots are a bit different... I have been looking all over the internet i just can't find it if measurements help its about 0.75 inch wide and it likes to grab out to things


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[Sniperhank]

Sounds like a sump crab...

[54seaweed]

closest I could find was a strawberry crab couldn't find any thing on how big they get

[gemach7]

Porcellana sayana


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[Brennan32]

Originally Posted by gemach7

Porcellana sayana


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Thank you so much this looks like its it! One question though do you think its safe to keep this crab or no?


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[gemach7]

Primarily filter feeders, they do scavenge, they are crabs after all. But never heard of one doing damage to other inverts or fish. I would be more worried if it carried anything with it being wild, so would quarantine.


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[stan450z]

Beautiful!


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