Shireen Gonzaga wrote:
> Hi... I have a small marine crab who is a picky eater.
> He was doing fine on krill and frozen silversides for
> the last 2 months. But for the past few days he hasn't
> been eating. Today, I placed a piece of silverside in
> front of him, turned away for a minute to wash my hands,
> and when I returned, the little brat had ejected the
> fish out of his "territory!" It was quite comical, like
> a kid throwing a temper tantrum.
>
> I don't think he's sick. He seems active and healthy-
> looking.
>
> I'll try clams next, I guess. But I was wonderin--what
> else could I feed Mr. Fuzzy?
>
> BTW, I have no idea what species he is. He's not in
> any of my field guides. He hitch-hiked into my life in
> some Florida Gulf maricultured live rock. (I had to
> remove him from my reef tank because he was killing the
> other inverts). Interesting looking fella--has these
> little hairs all over his carapace, hence the dumb name.
> And quite nasty too, 3 weeks ago, he reduced a sea
> urchin to a pile of spikes...
>
> thanks,
> Shireen
>
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