So the last couple of nights the low tide has been increasingly later at night and that perfect for me since it allows access to areas not normally in a few inches of water since the tides are out. I also use a small but powerful led headlamp so both hands can be used to catch my favorite fish (fin walkers like Gobies and Blemmies). A few nights ago I was in maybe 2 inches of water in a water socks and I felt something start climbing on my foot. Meet the newest member of my saltwater tanks; he is rather large and destructive so he pretty much gets a tank all to himself. This guy can easily break a finger or toe with those claws.... His tank mates are small brown shrimp and a few skillet fish; they are in there to eat the scraps this guy drops in the sand. Such a messy eater.........
So the question is; is he also a rather large Mud Crab or a Rock Crab?
Mud crab or Rock Crab?
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Re: Mud crab or Rock Crab?
Stone crab. A small one, but that's what it is.
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Re: Mud crab or Rock Crab?
Well damnit Wes; I was wrong on both accounts...... lol. Hey I'm up to 4 tanks now; 100, 55, 39 and a 10 its a mini Seaworld I tell ya....
So Unsure of the breed of minnow but last week they were spawning or something; small maybe a 1.5 inches with a green stripe down their side. There was so many in the water I dipped the 5 gal bucket in the water and came up with around 5 minnows in the bucket; without using a net. I have noticed along the beach their are more brown or ghost shrimp than last year but have yet to recover to the pre BP spill amounts.
So Unsure of the breed of minnow but last week they were spawning or something; small maybe a 1.5 inches with a green stripe down their side. There was so many in the water I dipped the 5 gal bucket in the water and came up with around 5 minnows in the bucket; without using a net. I have noticed along the beach their are more brown or ghost shrimp than last year but have yet to recover to the pre BP spill amounts.