emerald crab and pistol shrimp

[cmbjohnson]

will these two get along in a 75 gallon tank? Is the emerald crab really reef safe?

[aujosh84]

I have several red mithrax, which i believe is equivalent to an emerald crab(same diet, size, just red, not green). I also have 3 pistol shrimp that hitchhiked along w/ my live rock and they all get along great. The pistol shrimp will go off on the crabs sometime if one gets too close to there burrow, but overrall i have had no problems w/ these 2 species in the same tank. If the shrimp get bigger they may think that crabs look yummy, but as far as i know they mainly eat pods.

[Zodiac]

what eats pods.. the pistol shrimp or emerald crab?

[aujosh84]

pistol shring, emeralds eat algae.