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spit.fire 08-08-2013 09:01 PM

Mr crabby pants and his little friend
 
iPhone pics sorry

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps9484fefb.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps7312ca51.jpg

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Found them in an acro

Dearth 08-08-2013 09:24 PM

Crab cakes?

Madreefer 08-08-2013 10:28 PM

If it's not hairy than put it back. They are actually good for your acros.

kien 08-08-2013 10:35 PM

I don't think that's an acro crab. It looks pretty hairy and nasty to me.

Llamarama 08-08-2013 11:04 PM

Blech he's not even very cute :(

Madreefer 08-08-2013 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 836909)
I don't think that's an acro crab. It looks pretty hairy and nasty to me.

Yea my eyes are'nt as good as yours.

Here's a link that's interersting

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html

jorjef 08-08-2013 11:57 PM

When in doubt :laser:

spit.fire 08-09-2013 12:59 AM

Cymo andreossyi : Very common and is considered a coral symbiont, with the caveat that such symbiosis are a trade off between the coral and the crab, the coral gains protection and house cleaning services while giving up a few polyps, mucus and captured/settled food particles in exhange for those services. A healthy coral should have no problem repairing or replacing lost polyps, but again, in an aquarium environment, an eye should be kept on the coral for excessive damage being done due to the coral being unable to recover as fast or faster than the damage being done by the crab. In short, its a judgement call that you will have to make.



I put them back in the acro

spit.fire 08-09-2013 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madreefer (Post 836915)
Yea my eyes are'nt as good as yours.

Here's a link that's interersting

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchcrabs.html

Cool read, thanks


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