Is this a commensal crab ?

[gregzz4]

Tonight I found this cute little dude in a 'new to me' piece of LR
I'm assuming it's a dude I should put in my DT
Last pic is the best
And Ya, I didn't scrub my hands well enough after work tonight

[spit.fire]

There's i thread I made a couple weeks ago about some crabs I found in an acro, if you can find it there's a link to a write up on different crabs you'll find in reef tanks, it'll have all the info you need on him

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

There's i thread I made a couple weeks ago about some crabs I found in an acro, if you can find it there's a link to a write up on different crabs you'll find in reef tanks, it'll have all the info you need on him

Do you recall the thread title so I can search for it ?
Thanks dude

[gregzz4]

Think I found it
Chuck's addiction ....
Been there, but I still want some opinions from anyone who's familiar with this dude

Thanks for the help spit

[gregzz4]

Any thoughts ?

I want to move the LR into my chaeto tank tomorrow and would like to move the dude into my DT before then, if he's safe

Thanks for any help

[emeraldeyes_bc]

Wow, that's a cool looking crab!
I was told almost no crab is going to be reef safe?

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by emeraldeyes_bc

Wow, that's a cool looking crab!
I was told almost no crab is going to be reef safe?

Its not exactly true there are definitely crabs that are not safe for your reef and certainly even some FOWLR tanks as well. Crabs with hair on their bodies or feathery appendages are to be considered NOT reef safe and should be removed. Typically most but not all crabs with smooth shells are considered reef safe but there are rules to the exceptions.

Best bet is to remove from your system if your not sure

[Aquattro]

Me personally, I'd put him in the DT Cute little sucker !

[thmh]

ya hes a cutie pie!!! I vote for him to stay on the island!!

[The Guy]

I'd keep him in the DT as well, looks very cool.