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   🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨
   
   Ixa cylindrus is a peaceful, slow moving crab suitable for any refugium or lagoon type reef. Not much is known about their behavior, but from what we observe in the tanks as well as pictures from the wild, is that these crabs prefer very soft sandy substrate to partially bury or scuttle around in. They, like most crabs, readily take aquarium fare or food scraps that lie around the tank. Their dainty straw like claws and legs are more suited for scavenging rather than actively hunting food stuff.
   
   Besides the unusual cracked shell appearance, the crab also sports two long cylindrical knobs that flank both sides of the animal. They can be found in the coastal waters of the eastern Arabian Sea.