Rock Crab

[davebailey46]

I glanced at my tank and...WHAT!...Rock Crab...
Snatched him...I think he may be why I had a death of a goby in my Nano?
Just wanted someone else to verify it for me? And that he could have been the killer
(Im not sure how my bumble bee shrimp survived him)

 

[BeGiNeR_7]

I am no expert at all on crabs but I have been looking into them lately and maybe a decorator crab of some sort or a teddy bear crab. But I am just looking at similarities. Hope someone can help you further.

 

[BeGiNeR_7]

I am actually leaning more towards a teddy bear crab after seeing this pic. but again no expert so please don't take my word for it.

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=63&root_parent_id=4

 

[Fluff]

Hey Dave. That is an xanthid species of crab and is a predator. He's a great scavenger but will wreak havoc on your snail population. Depending on his size, he may or may not have been the reason your goby disappeared. I had one that would sit and dig nassarius snails out of the sand but never bothered my shrimp or fish. If you have a sump or refug, that's where I would put him.

 

[davebailey46]

I already banished him to the sump...His claws were a good indication to me that he was a predator.
Thanks...Now I have a bristle work/ crab infested sump