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clowninaround75

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I caught this little bugger...a positive ID please?


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Or a mithrax crab. Some people would consider them reef safe, if I were you I would take it out or put it in the sump

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef
 
I am pretty sure gorilla crabs are hairy. It's a xanthid but no 100% I.D.
Perhaps "[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chlorodiella laevissima".[/FONT]
 
Though Mr x tends to be spot on, there's always an exception. Some gorilla crabs probably don't have hair (of course, I mean no disrespect to Mr x, he is very experienced in aquaria, I just want to keep an open mind to all possibilities)

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef
 
No, I've just seen very odd exceptions to most physical traits of animals

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef
 
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