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[TRe]

do crabs legs grow back??? i have this one crab in my 125 that i found my trigger eating his legs! i took the crab out and put him my 55 gallon but now he only has 1 leg.... will they grow back??*thumbsup2 *thumbsdow ????

 

[1979camaro]

my instinct tells me "no" but I can't guarantee that right now...I will try to look it up for you; what kind of a crab is this?

 

[aresgod]

It really depends on the crab.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Most crabs can grow them ack but it may take a while. They will have to moult first.

MAHA

 

[TRe]

its an anenome crab

 

[TRe]

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Dont know then.

MAHA

 

[TRe]

well hes still alive i just dont know what to do hes just 1 claw, eyes and antena... no legs

 

[kaihonu82]

I have a sally lightfoot crab that recently lost one of it's legs..i have no idea how..i have two clowns and a coral beauty in my tank and i know they couldn't have done this.

any ideas?

 

[TRe]

any ideas?

any ideas on what??

 

[kaihonu82]

why it lost one of it's legs?!

 

[TRe]

whats it with??? someone may have eaten it

 

[kaihonu82]

i don't know..i don't know if the crab ate it....i saw part of the leg on the sand the other day, now i don't know where it is....the crab is the only bottom dweller i have..

 

[Lorna]

Sounds like you crab molted and that is why you haven't seen it in a few days....he is waiting until his new shell hardens. Most crabs and lobsters will grow new claws and legs but it takes time. Mostly they only lose one at a time though......sounds like yours is going to have a rough time. Make sure you are feeding it as he has lost some of his mobility.

 

[TRe]

my crab died last night
btw when crabs molt they usualy shed there whole shell not just 1 leg but than again the rest of it may still be layin around somewhere

 

[saltwater4life]

Sry to hear that TRe but i do know some hermits grow parts back when they molt but i'm sry he didn't make it RIP...

 

[KahluaZzZ]

what kind of trigger you have ?

I'm interested in a safer specie like a Niger. I've seen some peaceful ones, and they were big.

 

[TRe]

yea i had a niger but he got stuck to the bottom of the powerhead a while back and died .....i have an undulated trigger and ive read that they should be kept in a tank by them self and i actually did exaclty that till like 4 or 5 months ago i got tired of looking at this what looked to be empty tank (wich the trigger always hid) i moved him into the 125 gallon and hes been fine as far as the other fish i even think he made friends with my porcupine puffer and he doesnt hide nearly as much... too bad for that crab though

 

[eva]

Hi Tre, do you have any pictures of all your tanks? I'm particularly interested in seeing your 125 gallon with the trigger in it!

 

[TRe]

i got a few pics in the gallery but i guess i can take a few more