Very active crabs during the day for 30 gallon

[Ghostyboythedog]

Hey,
I had a emerald crab, who died of old age. I was wondering I loved how the crab looked, but it was never active because it was nocturnal, is there any kind of crab that's very active during the day and put a lot? If there are any reef safe as well I would like that if not, not a big deal

 

[JTP424]

Porcelain crabs are pretty sweet. They do their little fan dances to catch food.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Porcelain crabs are pretty sweet. They do their little fan dances to catch food.

Thank you, but there active during the day?

 

[JTP424]

Within reason, crabs kind of do their own thing. They're obviously active during feeding time.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Within reason, crabs kind of do their own thing. They're obviously active during feeding time.

Okay, Thanks!

 

[Fish Fan]

I think most crabs tend towards nocturnal or at best are rather cryptic. My porcelain crabs you could see doing their waving thing during the day, but they still stay hunkered down under rock overhangs and in the shadows.

I agree, try feeding the tank and watch the critters come out of hiding; best part of reefkeeping

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

I think most crabs tend towards nocturnal or at best are rather cryptic. My porcelain crabs you could see doing their waving thing during the day, but they still stay hunkered down under rock overhangs and in the shadows.

I agree, try feeding the tank and watch the critters come out of hiding; best part of reefkeeping

Do porcelain crab come out the most rather than other crabs?

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Do porcelain crab come out the most rather than other crabs?

Do porcelain crab come out the most rather than other crabs?

Do I need an anemone for them?

 

[slingfox]

My emerald and pythos crabs mostly come out at night.

 

[Fish Fan]

Do porcelain crab come out the most rather than other crabs?

No, they are mostly nocturnal, in my experience.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

No, they are mostly nocturnal, in my experience.

Oh I heard they hide it anemones do I need to get one I can

 

[Fish Fan]

Oh I heard they hide it anemones do I need to get one I can

With great respect, what?

 

[LiquidSpace]

Oh I heard they hide it anemones do I need to get one I can

I had a porcelain in a nem and it was always out. If you pair them you’ll see your crab.

It’s an old bad picture but here…

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

I had a porcelain in a nem and it was always out. If you pair them you’ll see your crab.

It’s an old bad picture but here…

Really there always in anemones

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Really there always in anemones

I've been wanting one anyways for my clownfish

 

[LiquidSpace]

Really there always in anemones

Yep, it was always in it. At night when the nem shrunk it would stand guard.

 

[Reef.]

I've been wanting one anyways for my clownfish

Think I read they don’t like sharing their nem tho?

 

[towels]

I just evicted an emerald crab for chewing on my acro. He’s now in my sump until I get him to a lfs. Probably won’t risk it again

Electric blue hermits are super active and are constantly scavenging. Haven’t had any issues with him picking at any coral

 

[Reef.]

I just evicted an emerald crab for chewing on my acro. He’s now in my sump until I get him to a lfs. Probably won’t risk it again

Electric blue hermits are super active and are constantly scavenging. Haven’t had any issues with him picking at any coral

Yeah agree with that, I had two crabs, got rid of my Halloween as he was just too active (all over my corals) kept the electric blue as you say he is still quite active but doesn’t seem to want to crawl all over my corals.

Tbh I wouldn’t get another crab, they can kill other clean up crew members, eat corals and climb over corals and need replacement shells provided to them, a conch can be as entertaining as a crab without all the down sides.