Boxer crabs ok in reef?

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• Mar 29, 2008

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I saw some little guys today in my LFS but without any aneonmes. I dont know anything else about them besides they carry them in the wild. Would they be ok in a reef tank (When I move the octo out), and if so is there anything special about their requirements or basically the same as most crabs?

 

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• Mar 29, 2008

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Yes, it would be fine...They are a peacefull crab to have...As it goes, if there are no nems with it at the store, it wont have any again....Nothing special reagarding habitat or feeding..Feed it meaty foods like mysis etc etc...

When these have the nems attached, they can sometimes cause a problem as the nems can sting corals....

 

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• Apr 4, 2008

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I got one, he actually has a mini white nem in his left hand, but beautiful coloration. Im gonna keeop an eye on him, he doesnt seem to movefrom his one spot

 

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so do boxer crabs actually have small anemones attched to their claws or something? that is fascinating...i never knew that.