Gorilla Crab ?

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[mmaisonneuve]

My oh My

Busy evening !

I was looking at my Reef.....I knew I had an unwanted crab in there...black with hairy legs....well he was on the hunt tonight....and he ended up being the one hunted.

Now I just like to get confirmation of is Identity

Take a look

[mmaisonneuve]

The bugger just got a ride for the sump !

[DrReefer]

Good Catch there Mart !

I was looking at a few Id pages ( http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html ) and they are a few of them that look like it

- Mithrax
- Xanthid

Hope this helps : )

[JetJumper]

claws look similar to a emerald crab.

[mmaisonneuve]

I have to agree that he look like an emerald but he's black with hairy legs. Not very agressive....The kids played with him on the kitchen table for 10-15 min and he never tried to pinch anyone....maybe resistance is futile ?

Perhaps AZ or Redbelly will be better judge to what he is ?

[dakrazyone]

Red elbow joints are the big tipper. If they have red in the inside of the joint, they're related. I have 2 greens and a red. They come in brown, tan, and black too. I don't see any red in that one's elbow, though.

[Dakotamay]

I'd like to know the ID of this guy too.

Back in November of last year we pulled one of these guys out of our display and gave him a new home in the sump. Last week I found him in there. Still doing well. He looks exactly like this one in your pic. Same size too.