Phantom Mythrax

[ZBT3091]

I bought what i thought was five mythrax crabs about two months ago for my 75. All was fine until I got a sand sifting cuke, which went okay for about 2 days until i caught a crab pinching the cucumber. I know the dangers of the cucumber so i removed it immediately to my 24 where it actually recovered pretty well. One died after a few more days, which left me with 4. I then decided i wanted a cucumber over crabs, so i moved one to my sump, and three to my 24 (no cucumber in the same tank). I then got a 10" tiger tail cucumber. Well, tonight when I was in my basement after the lights were out i went over to the tank to inspect and i saw a mythrax crawling over the rocks. I have no idea how he got there. It is almost impossible that he's there. The crabs had been moved for at least 3 weeks and i never saw a crab since then until tonight. Im thinking maybe i bought six crabs and forgot to take one out and that individual crab has been hiding this whole time. Anyway, my question is, do i have to worry about the one mythrax with the tiger tail? It will be pretty difficult to catch but if i can i will move him. I'm just afraid the mythrax will give the cucumber a pinch and nuke my tank.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They can be hitch hikers on rock.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Never heard of those guys doing that to cucumbers.

 

[ZBT3091]

so i shoudn't be worried about this one mythrax picking the cucumber? I actually found his lair taht he hangs out in, which is a hole in a piece of lr. he doesnt seem to move anywhere from there.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Are you sure it is a mithrax? COuld it be a gorilla?

 

[ZBT3091]

nope, definitely not a gorrila. Its a mythrax. Im thinking itll b pretty safe with one mythrax.

 

[mandown123]

when your mythrax died was it just his molt?