Finally a Pom Pom Crab!!!

Puff · #1 03-23-2008, 03:07 AM

so yesterday i finally tracked down a pom pom crab! i called up the LRS and asked them, and low and behold they had one! even better was one of the guys i know works there, and put it aside for me before it went and hid again. ive been after one of these for a while, but had never seen them up here. but now i have one!!

it has taken over the little cave on the top piece of my rock. i couldnt find him this morning, but they are mostly nocturnal, so im not concerned yet.

in his new home under the pipe organ coral

fkshiu · #2 03-23-2008, 03:26 AM

Awesome. I love these oddball inverts.

Myka · #3 03-23-2008, 03:44 AM

Cool! He even still has one pom pom! Nice! Where did you get him from? I know Ocean Aquatics had them a couple weeks back.

KennyKen · #4 03-23-2008, 04:04 AM

Awesome, I want one bad. Ive never seen them in a Calgary LFS
( hint to any vendors who read this )

Whats happens if they do loose their anemone's? Do they break out the shears and cut a new frag for themselves? lol

Pan · #5 03-23-2008, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by KennyKen

Awesome, I want one bad. Ive never seen them in a Calgary LFS
( hint to any vendors who read this )

Whats happens if they do loose their anemone's? Do they break out the shears and cut a new frag for themselves? lol

I am sure i've seen them at golds off and on.

mildcustom2 · #6 03-23-2008, 05:05 AM

Nice find, I found one as a hitch hiker on some of my live rock a few months back. Finally a hitch hiker that didn't eat or kill something in my tank.

Puff · #7 03-23-2008, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by KennyKen

Awesome, I want one bad. Ive never seen them in a Calgary LFS
( hint to any vendors who read this )

Whats happens if they do loose their anemone's? Do they break out the shears and cut a new frag for themselves? lol

if they have one anenome then they grow that one out and split it. ive read that some people's pompom crabs will pick up a small zoa or ricordea to use as a replacement. pretty cool!

KennyKen · #8 03-23-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Puff

if they have one anenome then they grow that one out and split it. ive read that some people's pompom crabs will pick up a small zoa or ricordea to use as a replacement. pretty cool!

Heck yea thats sweet.
#1 on my to get list.

AndyL · #9 03-23-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KennyKen

Awesome, I want one bad. Ive never seen them in a Calgary LFS
( hint to any vendors who read this )

Whats happens if they do loose their anemone's? Do they break out the shears and cut a new frag for themselves? lol

Actually, I think you'd find them at almost all of the calgary stores - they make regular appearances at all the ones I frequent... But do ask - because they do hide so you probably wont SEE them.

Mine lost it's anemone's during last years moves - still see it semi-regularly doing just fine without, i've heard stories of them picking up pest anemones though

tang daddy · #10 03-23-2008, 06:16 PM

Nice crab good to see you finally found it!