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Old 12/26/2007, 12:29 AM
ragvette ragvette is offline
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Did some hunting tonight!

Found this in my 65gal that I just setup. Crab legs for dinner tomorrow.



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Old 12/26/2007, 10:12 AM
KWRealtor KWRealtor is offline
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Have you ID him? With the large pinchers, it looks to be carnivorous. Could it be a Gorilla Crab?
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Old 12/26/2007, 11:43 AM
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I'm not so sure. It's hard to tell because the photos are not clear, but the end of his left big claw (scientific term) looks scoop-shaped to me, and the carapace looks like a mithrax.
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Old 12/30/2007, 11:35 AM
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sweet find, hope you didnt kill him. it would make a great reason to setup that 10 gal invert tank for all those non reef friendlies.
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