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my tan E turned sky blue

Post by Guest » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:13 pm

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He's much more blue(almost sky blue) in person hard to get a good pic of him
His big pincher and left back leg are both white
Sorry for crappy pics, but he's quick and his leg tips are very sharp, OUCH!

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Re: my tan E turned sky blue

Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:10 am

crabbybetta wrote:Image

Sorry for crappy pics, but he's quick and his leg tips are very sharp, OUCH!
Is he an E' ?
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Post by Guest » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:38 pm

MudCrabDude wrote:Here are some posts in the past:

viewtopic.php?t=57830&highlight=blue

And you should really read through this past thread to see the gradual transformations in a C. clypeatus:

viewtopic.php?t=58715&highlight=blue+clypeatus

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WOW! ive never seen a blue hermit crab

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Post by Julia Coenobita » Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:07 pm

My micro/teeny E Pearl has a bit of blue coloring:
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Post by suebee » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:38 pm

This is my very blue e named "blue" the photo doesnt show how blue he really is.
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I also have some very blue/purple Violas now.
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Post by tojo » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:54 pm

I ALSO HAVE A BLUE-ISH "E"

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Post by tojo » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:57 pm

I HAVE A BLUE "E" TOO

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Post by MudCrabDude » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:17 pm

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Post by sugarselections » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:01 pm

My new viola, Miso

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Post by kgbenson » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:39 pm

sugarselections wrote:My new viola, Miso
Nice looking animal. How did you get the blue to show up that well. It seems a difficult thing to do.

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Post by sugarselections » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:46 pm

Maybe taking the pictures on a blue towel helped show off his color. Once Miso has settled in I'll get more pictures. His color is really just spectacular and he's a very big boy.

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Post by Dog Lips » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:55 pm

Miso is fantastic!
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Post by kgbenson » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:38 pm

sugarselections wrote:Maybe taking the pictures on a blue towel helped show off his color. Once Miso has settled in I'll get more pictures. His color is really just spectacular and he's a very big boy.
What size was he sold as?

Also - can you put something on there for scale?

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Post by sugarselections » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:20 pm

Miso was sold as a medium.

I couldn't get a picture of him fully extended while sitting on the sizing chart. He was being shy (for the first time since he arrived home). I'd say Miso is probably a very good sized large according to the standard chart.

Sorry about the darkness of the picture. My camera was also being non-cooperative.

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Here's Miso looking a bit bleached out by the lights but still beautiful.

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Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:51 am

Wow ... a georgeous blue C.violascens in a very neat Cymbolia vespertilio shell. Is it a male or female one ?
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