acro crabs

[tang daddy]

Drew thanks for the info it was very helpfull. So the hosting crabs eat mucus and tissue aswell as probe the polyps as to make the coral colony tougher a happier thus grow faster intresting

[Der_Iron_Chef]

You're welcome

Generally speaking, it seems as though the crab is provided protection and a food source. In turn, the crab offers protection to the coral.

[Chowder]

I believe some people on RC are trying to determine if they eat red buds. They want to use them to control the population of them in there tanks as a preventive measure.