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xtreme 01-03-2009 04:33 AM

Acro Crab ID
 
Anybody have any idea if these guys are good or bad? Found them both in a Millepora I have and its hard to tell if they are eating the polyps or just cleaning the coral. I think they might be a breeding pair as one seems to be carrying eggs.

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...0/P1020529.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...0/P1020528.jpg

tang daddy 01-03-2009 04:37 AM

smooth shell with flat pincers and slanted eyes are safe for acros....Which look like the ones you pictured!

brown hairy legs with cuddly blue eyes eat acros smash them with a chopstick,dentalpick or whatever you can use and always take the colony out of the tank to remove them as they can dissapear fast!

untamed 01-03-2009 05:09 AM

Yes...good acro crabs. I have many and wish I had more of them.

chandigz 01-03-2009 06:41 AM

trapezia sp. AKA Acrocrab. My corals with them seem to be the happiest.

fishytime 01-03-2009 01:37 PM

Good crab. Back to the colony with them.:biggrin:

xtreme 01-03-2009 03:43 PM

Thanks guys! I knew the brown fuzzy ones were no good, I've removed a couple of them before but wasn't sure on these ones. Back to the colony they go.


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