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luckylittleman
10/08/2006, 09:53 AM
Right now I have 2 Porcelain & 1 emerald crab. I would like to get a boxing crab.

Has anyone had one of these cute little critters? If so, tell me about your experience.
luckylittleman
10/08/2006, 11:47 AM
Also what about Sally Lightfoot Crab too. Will they all get along?
triggerfreak
10/08/2006, 05:14 PM
I have 2 boxer crabs in my 20 reef and they are awsome. They hang out with my 3 sexy shrimp. But they are shy and take a while to get used to your tank and habits.
luckylittleman
10/08/2006, 06:16 PM
You think they will be OK with the other 2 crabs?
triggerfreak
10/08/2006, 06:41 PM
i also have a porcelion crab and a very small emerald in with them. But my emerald is like half the size of the boxer crabs. I would be careful if you have a large emerald, but your porcelian will be fine.
luckylittleman
10/09/2006, 07:00 AM
Where did you get yours? I saw some on www.saltwaterfish.com.
cateyes
10/09/2006, 10:20 AM
i have a boxing crab and a porcelain crab together in a 29 with no problems.....
luckylittleman
10/09/2006, 08:02 PM
Where did you get yours?
dreamaloud
10/09/2006, 08:17 PM
I have a boxing crab in my 15 and hes a riot. Sometimes a pest when I spot feed my sun coral so I'm teaching him to eat mysis from the end of the baster I use to feed, he's caught on and will grab food right from me.

He's been there with a porcelain as well, no issues so far. They seem pretty harmless.
cateyes
10/10/2006, 01:28 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8308591#post8308591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luckylittleman
Where did you get yours?

if you're asking me,,, i got them both from the LFS... :)
InvertLover
10/10/2006, 01:43 PM
I've got two boxers, a sally lightfoot, a porcelain and an emerald all in one tank, no prob as of yet. I've had them all for at least 6 months. :) good luck!
chocolateblnt
10/10/2006, 02:08 PM
This is a thread on this forum of my boxer crab ... thought you might be interested since it is the most viewed on here ...

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=885509&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
luckylittleman
10/10/2006, 07:21 PM
Thanks for the pics he looks awesome & entertaining to watch!
chocolateblnt
10/11/2006, 12:09 PM
He looks very smart and mischievous because of his slanty eyes ... you can also pick em up if you catch them and they dance around in your hand :)
luckylittleman
10/11/2006, 12:11 PM
chocolatebint, can you post a pic of your tank?
chocolateblnt
10/11/2006, 12:53 PM
Man everyone has been buggin' me about postin a tank pic :lol: like 5 people asked already on my thread ... I am going to try tonight after my second large water change. I work 9-5 school 6- 10 ... it ain't easy to get around to it but I'll try to do my best.
ReefBuilderNJ
10/11/2006, 04:06 PM
I BOUGHT ONE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAVENT SEEN HIM SINCE. MY SALLY LIGHTFOOT MAY HAVE EATEN HIM, THEN AGAIN, I DO HAVE HIM IN A 150GAL WITH 250LBS OF LIVE ROCK
chocolateblnt
10/12/2006, 11:51 AM
Yea seriously ... you should have bought 10.