brown spoted crab

[mrdiggbert]

Hi all. I am new to this forum so if i have posted in the wrong section i am sorry.
I need help to identifi a small crab i found in my sump. its about a 1cm. the coulor is nearly white shell with brown spots. if anyone know's what it is it would help me decide if i should keep him or not.

 

[Joe Fish]

Not sure what kind it is, but a sump is a good place to keep him.

 

[scottlocks]

i dont know what kind of crab that is. put it on google!

 

[mrdiggbert]

Well i did try to google it but very hard to find. I only want to know if good or bad for a reef aquarium.

 

[Lotus]

Have a look at this site for some picture IDs: Crab Hitch Hikers

There's a sticky at the top of this forum with various saltwater ID sites listed.

 

[quaddity]

Looks like a type of xanthid crab to me. If it is it's bad. Almost any crab can be bad in a reef depending on what your definition of "bad" is

 

[mrdiggbert]

I have looked at the crab hitch hikers photo and think it could possibly be an Xanthidae crab but not sure. Anyway i dont think i will be putting it in my display tank because i am not sure Thanks for all your help.

 

[quaddity]

I have looked at the crab hitch hikers photo and think it could possibly be an Xanthidae crab but not sure. Anyway i dont think i will be putting it in my display tank because i am not sure Thanks for all your help.

I wouldn't put in your display tank. The black pointy claw tips is a sign that it's a predator. I had a big red hitchhiker crab in my display tank that I really liked until it decided to start eating corals and killing fish.