Shamefaced Crab

[verrucosa]

Hi folks

been looking around for this crab for awhile. Has anyone of you seen it for sale here before?

Please let me know if you do come across it.

[bubble_gum]

wat a cute little bugger issit reefsafe?

[Achilles Tang]

Its NOT a reefsafe crab... this species will tear apart your reef in no time!

Just out of curiosity... why do you want it?

[FuEl]

These crabs feed on snails. Their claws have evolved to cut open snail shells. They can be caught off changi beach. Just throw a net and you can catch them already.

[verrucosa]

Hi AT and Bubble_gum,

want to get it cause it's a real good looking fella. Anyway, i'm not adding it to my main tank, planning to put it in my two feet species tank which has just been cycled, that's if i can find it in the first place. Have you guys come across it before? Been searching high and low for it.

[verrucosa]

Thanks Fuel!

Wow, didn't know you can actually get it in local waters! You caught one before? How big?

[Hon]

My father threw in a palm size shameface into my tank before. It wack havoc and tear my reef apart including the rock work..... The crab was later thrown into the total darkness sump and have a slow death, its lasted 2mths manz..

Oh ya, he caught it at pulau ubin.

[verrucosa]

Oh no...

you must be really pissed!

[Hon]

I am totally pissed. But can't throw the crab away, so left it in the sump to show my dad I appreciate his catch. My dad even throw de-shelled tiger prawn into my sump to feed the crab!!! I almost freak out. After that, every night come home to check for tiger prawn in my sump and secretly throw them away

[blueheaven]

look a bit like hamburger :lol:

[verrucosa]

I am totally pissed. But can't throw the crab away, so left it in the sump to show my dad I appreciate his catch. My dad even throw de-shelled tiger prawn into my sump to feed the crab!!! I almost freak out. After that, every night come home to check for tiger prawn in my sump and secretly throw them away

OMG!!De-shelled tiger prawns in your reef tank!!

I'll freak out big time!!

But man, i admire your love for your dad ..haha..pretty humourous actually how you've to secretly throw the prawns away!

Oh yes blueheaven...cute fella..reminds me of some character from nintendo's super mario bros.

[FuEl]

Wow..did'nt know they eat prawns too until today.. Always thought they were obligate snail eaters.