pom pom crabs

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

These are AKA anemone crabs right? I've only seen them once in a LFS & they're pretty cool

I think you will get the wrong crab if you buy an anemone crab. It seems that name is usually given a type of crab that hosts in an anemone, not the type that carries anemones around with it. Anemone crabs have two fans that they use to strain plankton from the water column. It is also a great crab - they don't require an anemone to do well and don't bother anything. They are also pretty brave and not too expensive.
Here's a nice picture:
http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/img/faq_anemonecrab.jpg

This is a boxer or pompom crab:
http://www.vibrantsea.net/images/boxer17_anilao18.jpg
Definitely a cool animal! Nice choice Andy, that would be awesome in your cube.



- Chad