SALLY LT FOOT CRAB

[Ikarus5150]

I came home from work the other day and saw a colorless and frozen looking shell of my sally light foot. I thought that my emerld crab killed him. So my question is How often does this happen. also Does my Emerald crab pose a threat to my sally light foot. It killed my red starfish and snipped some of my pulsing xenia. so I don't trust him. I am taking him out tomorrow.

 

[Len]

It could (and most likely) is just the discarded carapace from molting. Sally Lightfoots do this often and it will go into hiding for several days until its new shell hardens. I wouldn't presume it is dead just yet.

 

[Tackett]

Probably is just molting. But this reminds me of a time when I bought a arrowcrab that wound up cannibalising every crab in the tank. It wound up a big sucker too. Sold him back to the pet store becuase it outgrew my 29 gallon. Its legs were the size of a sharpee marker.

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

8O Geez Louise Tackett, you could have had that one for dinner :wink:

 

[DOGMAI]

My sally Molts about every three weeks it seems like. Everytime I think it has died. Of all the crab or shrimps molted skins (shells) the sallys looks the most like the real thing.

Thanks,
Shane