teddy bear crab

[saltydunc]

ive had a teddy bear crab that hitched on a bit of live rock.....hes been in the tank from the start and never caused any problems.....its a cool looking crab with its red eyes and furry body.....have read a bit about these guys with some saying they are completly safe while others saying they kill fish and chomp on corals.....does anyone have any experiences with these guys??

 

[tamableanimal]

I believe that they are also known as Gorilla crabs. If that is the one you have they are preditorial.

 

[mayran]

no experience, just heard that they are bad

 

[ersico]

i had one, loved that little guy, he seemed safe and didnt bother anything, fish,crabs, mushrooms, anything. i miss him

 

[Pufferpunk]

I think red eyes are the key to IDing bad crabs: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1295342

 

[vorlx]

Teddy Bear or Gorilla... seems from one extreme to the other lol. If you are getting mixed answers and yours hasn't misbehaved and you like it then just take it by how it acts. However it might be a risk. I personally like wierd crabs but nothing ticks me off more than a free or 15 dollar crab ruining 100's of dollars worth of stuff.

 

[saltydunc]

cheers for the replies....i think its a teddy bear its a cream colour and furry .....it doesn't seem to bother anything....only showing its self from under its rock when i put food in....by the way its eyes are red.

 

[SHK_ATK]

I had a gorilla, it came w/ the lr. I dont rem how it died, I think my carpet got it. The only thing it ever killed was my engineer goby, they both tried to burrow in the same hole, the crab won. Other than that. It did not bother anything else.

 

[JohnLin]

The way I look at all crabs is that they're great scavengers, they'd do anything to survive, so therefore, if not enough food is provided for them, they will provide food for themselves, at all cost...

 

[ryankellie6655]

if you have the cream colored teddys, they are very docile, hide a lot and dont bother anything. i have seen a different crab called a teddy. they are brown in color and look very different. i think they are the bad ones. the little guys that i have are awesome!!!