I've added a MONSTER to my tank!

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:38 am

It's godzilla! Tim @ Aqua Works was getting me emerald crabs (god bless the $5 emerald crabs!), and flipped a rock over and said "this one is pretty large, sure you want him?" I have never had a problem with any emerald crab large or small, so I said "sure, why not". Well when I got him home, I realized just how large he is! Wowah!

Post by **snoopdog** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:27 am

I could not relate the size of him till i saw him in the bag, what a monster.

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 1:49 pm

That is freaking huge!!!!

lzb3 · Post by **lzb3** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 3:39 pm

Well, one thing I can say is that he will be pretty easy to get with the skewer!

I am sure you will be calling me soon and asking me to get the little devil out of your tank!

Let me know if I can help!

Elizabeth

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:53 pm

good luck with the emerald...mine are munching star polys at the moment. Good thing they don't have a taste for the bubble algae.

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:11 pm

OUCH... our emeralds haven't ever eaten anything they were suppose to- to the best of our knowledge but that guy looks like he will eat ANYTHING he wants... Ummm let us know how he fairs or should I say let us know how your tank fairs. I have this image in my head of all your fish cowering in the corner holding up little crosses and carrying stakes....

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:14 pm

Well, I did a count, and all my fish are ok up to this point... I took a chance on him because a) I'll have a HUGE tank for him to roam in less than a month and b) I've had GREAT overall experience with emeralds... I guess that's very "YMMV" though from what I have read.. the only aggression or carnavorism I've personally witnessed is one emerald "putting up his dukes" when another fish or emerald ventures too close, they're territorial that way.

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:18 pm

mine had my star polys by the gonards and was peeling them literally off the rocks... the purple fless was pulling up off the rock...he's about the size of a quarter.....that one Shag has could get out and pull up the carpet in your livingroom

harbingerofthefish · Post by **harbingerofthefish** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:22 pm

just in case I have some garlic and butter suatee' ing in a skillet as we speak.