Found a crab in my Opae Tank

[kjpeissner]

I noticed the other day I have a teeny crab in my Opae tank, about the size of the end of a pencil eraser if even that big. He hitchhiked in an empty snail shell which was suppose to be a live snail from Petco. Turns out there is no snail. Petco hasn't a clue as to what he is or how to advise me. I am very concerned. The water is brackish. Would he already be dead if incompatible with the water? I don't want him to suffer. He's cute as can be. Very shy and fast so he will be the devil to catch. I put an object in the opae tank so he could climb on it if he needed air. So far he seems fully aquatic. Please advise and thank you.

 

[Hunter73]

Any chance you could take a pic of it?

 

[kjpeissner]

My Iphone won't pick it up. It's way tiny.

 

[Bichir Bro]

Could it be a Thai Mircro spider crab? That's the only actual crab I can think of at such a small size...


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[kjpeissner]

Here is a photo. Not good but hopefully you can see it enough to identify it. My crab went into hiding and molted. Now he is out and sitting on an algae disc I put in the tank for him. He is so cute. He played peek a boo with me for a bit then his hunger won and he came out and started eating.

BTW I took the photo using a magnifying glass and iphone which explains the blurriness of the pic.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/peissner_family/18816224805?fb_action_ids=739754146133831&fb_action_types=og.shares

 

[Bichir Bro]

Here is a photo. Not good but hopefully you can see it enough to identify it. My crab went into hiding and molted. Now he is out and sitting on an algae disc I put in the tank for him. He is so cute. He played peek a boo with me for a bit then his hunger won and he came out and started eating.

BTW I took the photo using a magnifying glass and iphone which explains the blurriness of the pic.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/peiss...ids=739754146133831&fb_action_types=og.shares

My gosh I've never seen anything like that!
PM Gillie and see if he has any knowledge on it.


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[evil Nick]

sure its not a bug?

 

[kjpeissner]

Yes, quite sure.

 

[kjpeissner]

Who is Gillie? Where do I find this member? Thanks

My gosh I've never seen anything like that!
PM Gillie and see if he has any knowledge on it.


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[Nils]

Wow! That is so cool! Gillies is THE expert lol. To send a message, go to the top right where it says private messages, then type in Gillie in the recipients box and type your message, then send.

 

[kjpeissner]

Thanks immensely Nils. I appreciate it.

 

[kjpeissner]

Gillie's inbox has exceeded its limit, and it won't let me submit links due to my being a new member.

 

[kjpeissner]

Here is the other link to a pic of him: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peissner_family/18816226495/in/photostream/

He is such a cutie.