Sally Lightfoot Crab

Percnon gibbesi

The Agile Spider Crab (3 inches / 8 cm). Extremely flat and blindingly fast. Sold as an excellent algae-eating member of the cleanup crew.

Family: Plagusiidae
Origin: Atlantico, Pacifico
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Temperature

24 °C - 28 °C

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Freshwater

Ecological role

n/a

Copper

n/a

Care and observations

The Rogue Night Hunter: As juveniles, they tirelessly pick hair algae off rocks. But as they grow large, their dietary preference shifts to meat. They will wait in the dark and ambush small sleeping fish like Blennies or Gobies, grabbing them with their sharp claws and eating them alive.

Invertebrate profile

Adult size: 8 cm
GH: 15 dGH - 25 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a

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