Please Help!

[hArdStYle4Life]

Ive a male patriot crab (aka moon crab, rainbow crab, soapdish crab) Nd his big claw at the joint there is wat looks like green algae! nd he's bein pretty sluggish! where as the female is full of life nd perfectly healthy!

ny ideas wats wrong with the male??

thanks!

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Ive a male patriot crab (aka moon crab, rainbow crab, soapdish crab) Nd his big claw at the joint there is wat looks like green algae! nd he's bein pretty sluggish! where as the female is full of life nd perfectly healthy!

ny ideas wats wrong with the male??

thanks!

can u post pics?

 

[hArdStYle4Life]

can u post pics?
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no i dont hav the cable! sorry! but its literally like someone got a paint brush nd painted some green onto his big claw! at the joint!

ny ideas no?

is it possible its a type of fungus growing on his claw??

 

[Davo86]

it may just be algae, if so it will eventually come off by itself when the crab molts if not sooner

what are the parameters of the tank?
what is the tanksize
is it a land or water setup?

Rainbow crabs shouldn't really be kept together unless they are breeding, They will usually end up eventually fighting to the death