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02/20/2007, 09:57 PM
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Nifty crab hitchhiker.
He's currently in a glass prison on my coffee table, but I'm wondering if I should pitch him, banish him to the sump, or re-introduce him to the display.
In other words, ID him?     
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02/20/2007, 09:59 PM
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Harlequin crab???
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02/20/2007, 10:06 PM
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No idea what he is, but I'd probably put him in a sump or even a nano just for him. Very pretty!
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02/20/2007, 10:56 PM
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He has been banished to the sump. I wonder if I'll ever see him again.
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02/20/2007, 11:15 PM
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Whatever it is it looks awesome!
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02/20/2007, 11:23 PM
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After doing some research he looks to be a Xanthid crab of some sort. Oval shaped body, black tipped claws, reds, grays etc.
That thing is sweet. You can send him to me if you don't want him. 
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02/20/2007, 11:35 PM
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Did some googling myself and he is called a Gaudy Clown Crab(Platypodiella spectabilis). Based on the little information out there he appears NOT to be reef safe. WWM had him eating zoas.
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02/20/2007, 11:56 PM
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Heh. Sorry guys, as he's been banished to the sump I doubt I'll see him again. I have a fair bit of rockwork in there too.
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125G Reef with 40G sump/fuge. 2x 250w 14k MH, H&S A150-F2001 Skimmer, 3x Tunze 6045, MW No3 Reactor, Coralife Ca Reactor. Mostly softies with a metric tonne of Zoanthids. |
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02/21/2007, 06:44 PM
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Gaudy clown crab. Platypodiella spectabilis. It's a xanthid and an opportunistic predator willing to go after anything it can.
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02/21/2007, 07:25 PM
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I never saw that type of Hitchicker crab before lol
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02/21/2007, 07:28 PM
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Oh man. Those are cool colored little crabs. I once saw one that had a skull and cross bones pattern on it. Where did you get your live rock from?
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02/21/2007, 07:29 PM
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those come from caribbean waters
I just got a cool book that IDs stuff in that general location (and FL) and was like omg thats the crab in my book! gaudy clown indeed.Good call with the sump!
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02/21/2007, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
 Hmmmmmm....(I'm kidding in case you missed it.)
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02/22/2007, 12:59 PM
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