Is this an Acro crab???

[SATELLITE]

yes do tell more. kinda interested in this as i never heard of this before. something you can buy?

[MikeP]

Originally Posted by SATELLITE

yes do tell more. kinda interested in this as i never heard of this before. something you can buy?

I just got one in a colony I picked up today. They don't require "target" feeding, they will live off of what the coral provides and any fish food that gets stuck in their coral. I read somewhere that they will die if removed from their "home". This is the only coral I have that has one so we'll see if this colony does any better that the others in my tank.

[Snappy]

Acro crabs come in several shades & colours. They hunt at night and scavenge about. In the day they generally stay tucked away and try to prevent the coral from predators.

Untamed, I think your picture would be a great entry for the July POTM contest.

Here is a picture of one of my acro crabs.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by untamed

I figure that they must be enjoy each other's company because the crabs won't tolerate anything/anyone else coming near their piece of coral.

Here's a picture of the two of them:

Great pic. I'd vote for it

[SATELLITE]

thanks for the info. i'll have to check into them, and see about getting one

[Marlin65]

So turns out there was two of them but one ate about half of my SPS (on the one piece).
He/She is now in my refugium in a pop bottle.
Will my coral grow back its skin its mostly gone on the bottom?
BAD CRAB