Acro crab in wild colony.

[evolutionZ]

Hey fellas, i bought a wild pink milli colony few days ago and today i noticed theres a very tiny white acro crab inside. i know most are safe and infact good for the colony as it cleans the colony clean, but i noticed the area where the crab lives seems to have their tissues eaten clean. the whole area surrounding the area where the crab lives is totally white, i cant help but think its the crab who ate it. it hardly moves and its too tiny for me to see if its eating any polyps..

Here's a pic of the colony


you can see from the above pic, the middle area if the colony is white, that's where the crab is residing.. should i remove the crab?

 

[Allmost]

yap its not an acro crab, prety clear where Polyps are missing.

hunt it out. unless you can see it and its got no hair, in which case, you have another killer in the tank,

try to find it at night with red flash light.

 

[evolutionZ]

yap its not an acro crab, prety clear where Polyps are missing.

hunt it out. unless you can see it and its got no hair, in which case, you have another killer in the tank,

try to find it at night with red flash light.

the crab stays in the colony even when i take the colony out of water, the crab is white and clean without hair. the colony has been in the tank for only 3 days and i remember it being white when i got it.. i believe this crab can be easily removed.

Thanks

 

[blackthunda77]

If its white, smooth and has a black stripe across its eyes then it is an acro crab and is harmless.

 

[Allmost]

yea if smooth, then that's not the cause. Id continue looking.

 

[scrapz]

when in doubt, toss it out. Sucks that you may kill a reef safe species. Still better then risking it, losing the coral then blaming yourself down the line when the coral dies.

 

[evolutionZ]

i've removed the crab, i saw it plucking the white bare area.. took it out and toss it in my sump..

 

[epicurus84]

i've removed the crab, i saw it plucking the white bare area.. took it out and toss it in my sump..

Imho the best option is pull it out, drop it in a cup. And upload a picture.

Plucking the white bare area can also mean it's eating slime or algea.

 

[Biocubehqi]

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