Id this crab

[burt]

what crab is this found it in my tank
? have a fish and inverte system, is it safe to put it back?

 

[Mike]

Sump it, it looks a baddy.

 

[burt]

got one out, there is another 1, but i cant find it? any sugestions?

 

[Mekaeel]

Im with Wee man, this guys looks nasty,to the sump....

 

[burt]

got that one out but any sugestions bout getting the other 1 out?

 

[Mike]

got that one out but any sugestions bout getting the other 1 out?

The fish? perhaps a better pic?

 

[burt]

the fish is a mollie, got 2 crabs, the one is out, still another 1 somewere

 

[Mike]

the fish is a mollie, got 2 crabs, the one is out, still another 1 somewere

If it is the same as that one, remove, other than that, it will take a while to catch it.

 

[burt]

yes its the same, was lucky to catch it, what harm can it do in the tank? sorry for all the questions but im a student in this awsome hobby

 

[Mike]

yes its the same, was lucky to catch it, what harm can it do in the tank? sorry for all the questions but im a student in this awsome hobby

Most crabs are opportunist when they are big enough, even those that are considered algae eaters, best to remove it when small if you can.

I would point out that the crab in your tank went to bed one night and woke up, scratched , then wandered out and thought "where the hell am i? i'm bloody sure i went to bed in the pacific???" so when you remove it, spare it a thought.

 

[burt]

shame the poor thing, its very shy. wont kill it , wont it die in the sump. found a creature on one of the life rock small white tenticles very thin bout 4 tenticle, every now and then it squirts out a blob of slime, do you know what it can be?

 

[Shaun]

shame the poor thing, its very shy. wont kill it

You won't be saying that in a month or 2 when it start eating things.

 

[burt]

if you zoom in you can see the tenticles,

 

[Al]

Hi Burt

I caught the same crab in my tank. The one i caught killed my Yellow watchman Goby and my Star fish. Its best to remove them.

 

[burt]

ok thanx , can anybody id the thing on the life rock, if you zoom in you will see small tenticles?

 

[Mike]

Spaghetti worm perhaps, good guy if it is.

 

[burt]

every now and then there come a blob of slime out there, is it normal?

 

[Mike]

every now and then there come a blob of slime out there, is it normal?

It could be having a clear out

 

[burt]

do you have a pic of this spaghetti worm?

 

[Mike]

Wierd Worm - ID Needed

One here