Killer Emeralds!!!

[jgf86123]

(threaten) I'm really hating on emerald crabs right now. Earlier in the week, found one eating one of our new scooter blennies, funny thing is, fish was fine about an hour before we found the crab eating it, so we're almost positive said crab killed said fish :(. Then tonight, caught our other emerald trying to get at the clowns, so now both emeralds are in the sump. I love the job they do on algae, but could the fact that they were so large, each one at the LEAST an inch across, not counting the legs, I mean, these guys were the 2 biggest emeralds I've ever seen. If so, would I be safer getting much smaller emeralds, or should I look into something else?

 

Thanks

[Emerald525]

(threaten) I'm really hating on emerald crabs right now. Earlier in the week, found one eating one of our new scooter blennies, funny thing is, fish was fine about an hour before we found the crab eating it, so we're almost positive said crab killed said fish :(. Then tonight, caught our other emerald trying to get at the clowns, so now both emeralds are in the sump. I love the job they do on algae, but could the fact that they were so large, each one at the LEAST an inch across, not counting the legs, I mean, these guys were the 2 biggest emeralds I've ever seen. If so, would I be safer getting much smaller emeralds, or should I look into something else?

 

Thanks

 

Smaller Emeralds won't do that but you do know Mick the smaller ones grow into bigger ones Mick!(laugh)

 

I heard many a tale of how they go rogue the bigger they get. We have one that is pretty big in our reef tank and so far he has not done anything to bad. Just will sometimes pull frags under the rocks!

[jgf86123]

LOL Yeah, I know, but I love the cleaning job the lil buggers do, I just don't want to lose anymore fish LOL Already lost the male part of a male/female scooter blennie pair, which is really sad :(

[Emerald525]

LOL Yeah' date=' I know, but I love the cleaning job the lil buggers do, I just don't want to lose anymore fish LOL Already lost the male part of a male/female scooter blennie pair, which is really sad :([/quote']

 

Have not had a problem with the smaller ones and they do an awesome job on algae. Would put them in the aggressive tank but think they would be expensive fish food.

[grassi]

I decided to not having crabs in my tanks. Before or later they will do something you don't want them to. As for emeralds, try to get a female. If I remember well they are better

[CA2OR]

Re: Killer Emeralds!!!

 

Now your getting it...a good rule to follow is from what I hear is "no claws in the reef"

 

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[lewisriverfisherman]

my melanarius wrasse kept eating the claws off of my smaller emerald crabs, so i upgraded to some bigger crabs and have not had a problem since.

[Lowman]

I hate emerald crabs! The Red ones are the worst. I try to keep claws out of my tanks. The only crabs I have are micro hermits and Hawaiian Scarlet reef hermits. The rest are all bad when the get large. IME.

[impur]

I had one kill a watchman goby in my nano, which was my first tank. But i've got 2 now, and they hide for fear of their lives. My coris wrasse thinks they have tasty legs.

[ReeFit]

I have around 7 red and green large and small emerald crabs 3 lightfoots, 100 various hermits. I don't have problems. Ocasionally my frags get knocked over but they only want the algae on the plugs. I spot feed my crabs nori and they love it. My impression is that fish die. Crab eats dead fish then gets blamed. Crabs are naturally defensive so they will swipe at things swimming by. I've never experienced emerald crabs hunting down fish to kill them.

[Emerald525]

Off topic alert!

 

Love the title of this thread, Mick!(clap)

 

Makes me think you are referring to me and that I have gone on some sort of homicidal rampage!(laugh)