what kind of crab is this??

[Whitekid2]

I got some new live rock and 2 of these guys were hiding inside
do you know what they are called

 

[Sniperhank]

Hard to tell...an anemone crab maybe?

 

[David S]

not sure if its a anemone crab,they dont often hide during the day and you will see them filtering the water for food, but it looks awesome though.Maybe a sally??

 

[Sniperhank]

Idk it doesnt look lile my sally

 

[Badfishofbabylon]

Looks like a ghost fiddler crab to me.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_crab

At least the eyes look the look like it, but I don't see the usual "fiddler" enlarged front claws

 

[Jdzadik]

Thats a sweet hitchhiker. Could be a female fiddler. They dont have the enlarged claw. If it is i dont think itll be harmful. She will probably do a good job of cleaning up excess food and waste

 

[Badfishofbabylon]

Could be a female fiddler. They dont have the enlarged claw.

Huh I didn't know that, thanks for the info.

 

[David S]

does it have speckles/spots on its shell

Sally Lightfoot Crab pictures and species identification

 

[Whitekid2]

Nope. No spots. I'm thinking it's a female fiddler crab. Haha whatever it is it's cool looking. Doesn't seem to be disturbing anything she usually only comes out at night and hides every time I try to get a good look at her. I took another picture it's kinda bad but the best I could get. Thanks for your help guys!!

 

[butterfly_koi]

It is called a red burrowing crab