markdadof2 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'm getting sick of bad crabs. Found this skeleton of a molt last night in the tank....this is one of the crabs I've been after for quite some time. What do you guys think, Xanthidae crab? It looks like it to me from the pictures at this site: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html Has anyone had any luck trapping these buggers? Here is the offender: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sorry to hear that, they can be a pain!! Have you tried the liter bottle trick where you cut the top off and invert it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I had a couple a few years ago, but got lucky when each of them crawled onto a rock easily removed from the tank. Trapping like impur suggests is probably your best option; maybe you'll get lucky like I did. Funny, most people have problems with crabs *after* they get lucky. We reefers are a strange lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Mark, I thought you said you had speared this guy a couple months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 I did spear one a few months ago (actually two to date). this is YET ANOTHER one. I found a small white crab hanging out in the gravel the other night also. I have all the fun. The live rock I have must have been a damned breeding ground for them or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm getting sick of bad crabs I will refrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 You guys and your crab jokes So, I speared one crab tonight, but missed the second one. It looks like it was the crab from the above skeleton. I did manage to find one more porcelain crab in the tank crab hunting. I snapped a few pictures but too tired to upload tonight. I have a trap set out for the other one...Maybe I will raffle off the bad crab on sunday...maybe trade for a sweet chalice! ha ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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