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[judochop]

Hi all. These pics are of some local critters here on my island. I would like to place them (and a few of their friends ) in my tank but I do not know if they are good guys or bad guys. The one on the left is a crab, the one on the right is a snail... It is almost time for my first clean-up crew, so any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
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[texhorns98]

Tough to tell with just seeing the shells. Those look my turbo snails, really. Yeah, what do you mean "my island"?

 

[weaglereefer]

Shells look the same as my nerite snails, but as cheap as CUC inverts are, I wouldn't risk anything from the wild in my display tank. Sump, sure go ahead and let em duke it out, but not in the DT.

 

[seedless reefer]

Well one is a hermit crab for sure as you can see it poking out in the second picture.

 

[judochop]

Sorry for the confusion. Moved away from Calhoun, GA. I live on the island of St. Croix in the Caribbean. Strangely enough, the LFSs here only sell freshwater fish.

So that crab is a no go but the snails look okay? These are the only snails I have found. I can find some other crabs while diving but this little crab was hanging with the snails when I took the pics.

 

[judochop]

Going diving in a couple hours. I'll see if I can grab some pics of the other crabs. The bigger ones I have seen look like scarlets.

I dive about twice a week so there's plenty of opportunity for stocking the tank when it is ready.

 

[derek_s]

Looks like something I have, perhaps a type of limpet. Mine has never bothered anything... so I think that particular one is safe.

Now if a crab has seized the shell, maybe different story...

 

[texhorns98]

judochop;344479 wrote: Going diving in a couple hours. I'll see if I can grab some pics of the other crabs. The bigger ones I have seen look like scarlets.

I dive about twice a week so there's plenty of opportunity for stocking the tank when it is ready.

Rub it in much?:boo:

 

[seedless reefer]

Look at the first picture in the bottom set.

Is that not a crab poking out? Looks like a blue leg hermit.

 

[weaglereefer]

Seedless Reefer;344482 wrote: Look at the first picture in the bottom set.

Is that not a crab poking out? Looks like a blue leg hermit.

He already said it was a crab in the first post, that was not in question...:doh: Wonder if the name should read "Senile Reefer" instead of "Seedless Reefer" :shout:

The one on the left is a crab

 

[judochop]

Thanks for the help all. I'll grab the snails and leave that crab out.

 

[seedless reefer]

I never read past the title

 

[oldschool52]

Tried to keep some barnacles from Jekle. Put them in a 10g QT tank. Well they croked and man fowled the tank quickly. Got some algae from Panama City, Shell Island. Put in QT tank and it is doing great. Cool stuff, wife knows what kind it is since she is the plant and coral person. What I'm trying to say put whatever your thinking of in a small QT tank and watch it for at least a month before ever thinking of introducing it into your main or show tank. No sense wiping out an established tank with some strange or unknown critters.