Hitchhiker Crab

[xxBarneyxx]

Thats one cool crab (only crabs I get are either really ugly, fish eaters or both).

I would agree though that in my limited experience crabs (including hermits) are not overly fussy about what they eat and will tend to give everything a try if it is and easy food source.

 

[littleme1969]

Hes pretty gorgeous looking whatever he is. As a keeper of freshwater shrimps in my time he looks like some type of filter feeder and so is no threat to anything in the tank. Thats why he wouldnt entertain your trap I know id be happy to have in my tank

 

[QuotheRaven]

Gourgeous crab, the only one I've gotten is a gorilla crab....

 

[fishinessex]

Yup...the only crabs I caught in the trap were a hermit and my emerald crab!
He's a filter feeder for sure....and whenever I feed mysis shrimp, he comes out fannng away!
It's funny, I never saw him for almost a month, and now I see him constantly. Maybe someday he'll have the guts to venture out of the cave for a feed.
Sure glad he didn't turn out to be a gorilla crab!!!

I took a couple more pics last night.


One with my emerald crab (emerald's body is only the size of my thumbnail):