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SAND SIFTING CRABS


shaywood

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Does anyone have experience with sand sifting crabs in a reef tank? I don't see them offered locally for sale. Is there a reason?

 

They look very similar to the Emerita sand crabs found off our own coast. http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/print.asp?inhab=528

 

Even if they are a tropical/sub-tropical species, I believe that they are more of a filter-feeder, rather than a sand-sifter! http://item.express.ebay.com/LIVE-SALTWATER-aquarium-sand-sifting-crab-FOR-REEF-tank_W0QQitemZ140255387799QQihZ004QQcmdZExpressItem These are probaby caught by digging in the sand at the beach down in Los Angeles. (laugh)

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