Tom's assorted crabs?

[Lmecher]

I got mine w/my octopuses yeaterday. When I placed my order, there was something wierd going on with his website, I ordered over the phone. He wasn't sure how many crabs he'd have (low supply) so I just said give me what you have when you're ready to bill/ship. I got 12, all seperately bagged. 2 of the bags leaked, no water, no losses though. I got mostly decorators, a few emeralds and 2 oddball crabs. I worried about one which was extremely large. My octopus ate that one lastnight so no worries. Several were damaged missing legs or claws but I guess it really dosen't matter since they're going to be food. All in all I am happy with what I got..

 

[CaptFish]

Cool, I knew Ollie would eat the big one. I have caught a few stray crabs around my house to see if Legs would eat them and I was amazed at the size crab she was capible of getting and eating.

 

[DWhatley]

You can expect missing limbs when the crabs are also sold as clean-up crew, that is why they are on the reduced price list as food rather than in the higher priced collection.

 

[Ryan Smith]

Im excited for my octo. Turns out theres wild fiddlers about 8 miles from my house. Yay more food for ackbar!

 

[Lmecher]

Decorators are evil little ba$tards. Not some but all, every last little bit of my xenia is now a crab suit.
I cannt believe it. This is exactly what I was worried about. Can you believe it. From now on I'll stick with fiddlers.

I bet he is very pleased with himself! I have to admit, thats one clever little crab.

 

[Ryan Smith]

Wait, your octo is in the crab shell? Thats kinda weird.

 

[Lmecher]

Wait, your octo is in the crab shell? Thats kinda weird.

No No No
The decorator crab in the photo is wearing my xenia. He clipped it all off the rock and attached it to himself for camouflage.

 

[Ryan Smith]

Oh, I looked at the pic and thought, "is that octo in the crab shell?" it kinda looks like octo tentacles, and I though your octo was named xenia

 

[Lmecher]

YIKES
He is going after my goochster zoas now, he's already wearing 1. Another one of the decorators was on my beautiful bright green leather, I moved it to another tank.
Anyone else had this happen? I guess Ijust have to bit the bullet

 

[Ryan Smith]

That or you could just get rid of it before it does more harm. Dangle it in front of your octos face. See how long it lasts.

 

[Lmecher]

I have several in this tank. I just have to hope Ollie eats them soon.

 

[DWhatley]

Oops. I said I did not keep many corals. Mine have been happy with hair algae (the only remaining in the tank is on the back of the one that ate the patch I had before it got out of hand) or to have nothing attached (in the anemone/clown tank their caraprices are naked or covered in a coraline type algae - I rescued these because of their interesting shells). My polyps in the octo tank are very large and I did not put them in the nano with the smaller zoes. Sorry about the Xenia but I have to say it looks kind of cute. I wonder if the Xenia it will live like that, there is certainly a possibility it might.

 

[Lmecher]

The xenia is traumatized but I see a little weak pumping. My husband wonders if the crab will spread it all over the tank. I had a problem with it in the past. I had it isolated on a removable rock so I cold prune it if need be. I am thinking maybe Ollie won't eat him with the xenia on him, what ya think?

 

[DWhatley]

I wish I could take him, I would love a mobile xenia platform! It will be interesting to see if the octo ignores him (puddles is ignoring the hair algae crab, so far ..) I guess but he would be on my rescued crab list.

 

[Lmecher]

Oh, I looked at the pic and thought, "is that octo in the crab shell?" it kinda looks like octo tentacles, and I though your octo was named xenia