Finally caught the little @#$%^* !

[skyking]

I'm thinking its a Gorilla Crab. He's about 2.5 - 3.0 inches tip to tip. I didn't notice any damage to coral or missing fish but still thought it was best to remove him. He's had to been in my tank for over 3 years now. Anybody want him?
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[lsu_fishfan]

Nice catch! Not sure if it's reef safe, but I'd take him to the nearest LFS and through him in a tank with some large predator fish

 

[jrhunter0000]

Nice. If he didnt do any damage within the 3 years im sure hes reef safe!

 

[jennm]

Looks kind of like an emerald to me. Occasionally they are black (or even red.)

It might have been there 3 years, but if/when they get big enough, they develop a destructive appetite.

I've discovered hitchhikers years after the last rock/corals went in. They were probably too small to do any damage when they rode in, but after a while the appetite grows along with them and they become troublesome.

Gonna sump it?

Jenn

 

[civics14]

Aren't the fuzzy legs the signature of an emerald crab?

 

[skyking]

It's hard to tell because of the similarities between the Emerald and Gorilla. Either way, he's enjoying life in my sump now.

 

[camellia]

Geez, that's a good size crab!