Holy Crapp What Is This? Much Nicer Pics Now Lol, its ok, its a coral hermit crab...but still amazing! |
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 Jun 26 2007, 06:47 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620  |
I bought this today ... you can see its feelers popping out on the left
 And this popped out bold as brass at feeding time i was amazed i nearly fell of my chair! its big and in a hole like a hermithairy and looks to filter  but what is it and what to do with it its amazing eats right of my pippette This post has been edited by PaperArrow: Jun 27 2007, 04:24 PM |
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Jun 26 2007, 06:49 PM
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 Oh hello  Group: Members Posts: 2777 Joined: 1-May 07 From: Herts, England.. Member No.: 31669 |
wow that looks cool, i have no idea what it is i shall be following this thread closely
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Jun 26 2007, 06:49 PM
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 Wet pets make the best Pets Group: Members Posts: 2436 Joined: 22-August 06 From: Rochester, New York Member No.: 24047 |
Def looks like a crustacean of some sort, some species of crab that could possibly use those "wings" to catch marine snow and its claws for bigger food
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Jun 26 2007, 06:53 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
the top part is bluer in life, i realy hope i can keep it. yea it seems to filter with those wings, there are two smaller ones below the large ones wthat look like they pick at stuff the big ones come out first, its approx 4 times a s big as my hermits, but pops back in his hole like one when you get close and covers the hole with his big ol claws
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Jun 26 2007, 06:56 PM
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Wet pets make the best Pets Group: Members Posts: 2436 Joined: 22-August 06 From: Rochester, New York Member No.: 24047 |
Could it maybe be in this family? Some of the crab pics look like they have big "wings" like this guy has...Crabs
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Jun 26 2007, 07:02 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 919 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Connecticut Member No.: 32976 |
that is really cool....
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Jun 26 2007, 07:08 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
yea thanks looks most similar to blue 2. second row 3 in, white with brown stripes much haairier, i am going to try to get a video of it out and eating, he feels around with them big wings then snatches stuff great viewing
realy realy cool charging camera now |
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Jun 26 2007, 07:33 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
i got a couple of vids of it eating check it out and if you know anything about it pls let me know
 This post has been edited by PaperArrow: Jun 26 2007, 07:34 PM |
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Jun 26 2007, 07:38 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 8-June 07 Member No.: 32747 |
looks like some sort of mantis to me
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Jun 26 2007, 07:40 PM
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Oh hello Group: Members Posts: 2777 Joined: 1-May 07 From: Herts, England.. Member No.: 31669 |
cant believe no ones identified the little beasty yet usually it takes seconds on this forum for an ID, im really interested in what this is, c'mon somebody must know
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Jun 26 2007, 07:46 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
A Mantis....i really hope not! snails and hermits have trampled all over him seems quite relaxed, he will not leave his hole, he is like a hairy hermit stuck in a rock, a lazy hermit.
i've another vid uploading, it may help with its hermit like behavior. |
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Jun 26 2007, 07:49 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 8-June 07 Member No.: 32747 |
deffinetly loks like some sort of mantis
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Jun 26 2007, 07:58 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
If it is a mantis this guy is staying!
this mayhelp for an ID its a little longer and clearer i hope... 
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Jun 26 2007, 08:17 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
on closer inspection it is not a hole in the rock at all... its a shell welded on to the rock with years of growth...
 here you can see his pincers in the hole, next to one of my regular hermits, called peanut. poor fella |
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Jun 26 2007, 08:54 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 752 Joined: 10-April 07 Member No.: 31046 |
No idea at all on this, but its damn cool regardless. I want on!! (Provided its nice and friendly to everything else)
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Jun 27 2007, 01:40 AM
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 Professor Beaker  Group: Moderators Posts: 11609 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 16025 |
Wow, never seen one of those before
. It is most definitely NOT a mantis shrimp, there isnt any mantis in existance with antennae/feelers that shape. Its behavior reminds me of a hermit in that it retracts into its hole at the first sign of danger... Does it have big claws? If not, chances are it won't be eating your fish 
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Jun 27 2007, 03:35 AM
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 Gotta Reef and Lovin' It! Group: Members Posts: 3858 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Adelaide, Australia! Member No.: 4601 |
Agree with Ski, not a mantis. Id be tempted to leave some large or similar sized shells near it for a while, incase he had to retire to that hole for protection, it would give him an opportunity to move out if he didnt actually want to live that way, it seems a very odd postion, but maybe he prefers that position, it would aid his filtering ability. Cool critter anyway.
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Jun 27 2007, 08:50 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
Thanks for the help guys, He does have one larger pincer but it is very round almost oval in shape, he seems to use this to block his hole when he retreats, i would say it 'looks' more like a shield than a spear....i hope..the other is similar prehaps longer than my red leg hermits pincers. well my clowns hermits and snails are still about this morning so i hope its not going to get aggressive. further i would never get it out that hole!
Should i get some sort of food for filter feeders? somthing like phytoplankton?, or will he be happy with my frozen mysis and brine shrimp? he wont touch live artemia or flake foods. i have never had anything feed like this before. Thanks for the help |
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Jun 27 2007, 10:14 AM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1340 Joined: 14-September 05 From: Guilford, Surrey Member No.: 15859 |
All I can say is wow!
I agree with what has been said in that it's not a mantis. the 'wings' could be one of two things. Filter feeders or gills and by the look of the second video witch I have just finished I would say filters. There are some crabs I know of without claws and have the filters and they feed of zoo-plankton. They are night feeders and live on the lower reef slopes. (thank you Discovery channel). However I have never seen one with claws and the filters. The claws I would say look defensive more that aggressive. If possible could you break the shell of the rock? I think the only reason he is ended up in you tank is because his shell got stuck in a crack and has grown into the rock. Would be nice to have him free and roaming. Possibly find out more about his habits this way. Must be careful not to break the shell. Oh and could I just say you lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, B******D! I won't one! found another picture but no explanation! Found it! Realey good pic of one. Take back what I said about breaking it off the rock it lives inside corals and hard tube worms. This post has been edited by Matthew5664: Jun 27 2007, 10:20 AM |
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Jun 27 2007, 10:18 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 25-February 07 From: South East England Member No.: 29620 |
woooowwwww you were totaly right i have just pulled it of, it was like rubber but cam off quite easily uploading pic now
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