Gorilla Crabs in Reef Tanks | 水產百科網

2021年6月15日—Whiletheyaredeadlypoisonous,thisdefenseismoreofalastresortmechanism​.Thereforethecrabreliesonitscamouflageandabilitytohide ...

Imagine watching your tank one day, only to find a swath of damaged corals around a cavity in the live rock. And imagine further your surprise when you see a hairy, cheeky little claw poke out to damage your corals further before retreating back into the aquascape! If this is something you don’t have to imagine then it’s likely you’re dealing with a Gorilla Crab in your reef tank, one of the most irritating pests you can accidentally end up with…

Gorilla Crabs are particularly hairy members of the family Xanthidae. But the names are interchangeable because there are over 500 different species of xanthid crabs formally described and likely hundreds more waiting to be discovered. Xanthid crabs are by far the most diverse family of crabs in terms of species richness!

Gorilla crabs get their name from the hair-like f...