Description:
Sand Sifting Crab
Emerita talpoidea
The Sand Sifting Crab is a reef-safe filter feeder that will
help keep your aquariums sand bed clean and aerated. They do
not have any claws, instead they have multiple digging
appendages on their underside used to help them burrow into
the sand. They also have feather-like antenna that are highly
adapted to filter out micro organisms from the water.
- Small body (.25-.5 inch) without real claws.
- Can be kept in groups and are reef safe.