Strawberry crab

[Mark_C]

Brick Petco got a rare shipment in.
I picked up 2, they're the size of medium to large emeralds.
Andrew still had a couple left as of 3pm today, but they were generating interest quickly.

 

[Mrx7899x]

Cool are they reef safe

 

[Mark_C]

Yep
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1907/?pcatid=1907

 

[NikkiT]

Very cool. We have had them before, these are one of my favorite inverts. Good luck with them!

 

[MadReefer]

Nice score.

 

[Haus]

that’s awesome!

 

[Humblefish]

IME; They are generally fine when small but become more opportunistic as they grow. I've had some ~ 2" specimens lunge at fish and even break off corals. Into the sump you go! If you search on RC, you will find hit or miss stories about them.

 

[David]

Is that thing out and visible most of the time, or is it usually hiding. I have a opportunity to get one.

 

[NikkiT]

Ours would be out and about more at night than during the day, we have probably had 4 or 5 over the years. I think they are neat little critters. Never had a problem with them getting fish or shrimp, but we also made an effort to keep them well fed.

 

[Humblefish]

Ours would be out and about more at night than during the day, we have probably had 4 or 5 over the years. I think they are neat little critters. Never had a problem with them getting fish or shrimp, but we also made an effort to keep them well fed.

+1 Most crabs are nocturnal

 

[Mark_C]

Is that thing out and visible most of the time, or is it usually hiding. I have a opportunity to get one.

It's out when the blues ramp up. Still very visible. It's 9:30pm now, my blues are at 40%, its wandering about. During the day it digs itself in.