acro crabs

[kj5432]

Does anyone know where I can buy acro crabs?

 

[Zaphod]

I think pretty much you get them on SPS.

 

[anthworks]

I have one in a colony I bought from another reefer. This crab hasn't moved from its spot in 9 months. I know its alive because I see it filter feeding when I feed the tank.

 

[twon8]

i got two on a aquacultured bali colony.
i believe they require an acro to live, so that is likely the only way for them to make it to you alive anyway.

 

[Zaphod]

I have one in each of my acros right now. one had 2 but before I knew better I pulled one out. poor guy lost his freind. :-(

 

[anthworks]

It's a symbiotic relationship the crab defends its home from attackers and the Acro has a pesky crab living in its branches.

 

[GatorReefman]

My blue tipped tenuis colony I bought two months ago came with two acro crabs. They are kind of neat looking- white with a black bar across their face like racoons. One jumped to a neighoring new acro colony I bought but went back to my blue tenuis! I believe they feed off of the mucus secretions that the acro colony produces.

 

[clkwrk]

I find acro crabs away from their corals during the day hanging out in the dark under rocks and such...

Bright light will kill them . So if the acro doesn't provide any shelter from the light thay wont hang out in it during the day.

 

[drake66]

my acro crabs like to stray away from the mother colonies and onto the little frags and clean them up, its awesome to see them do their thing

 

[Ready Salted Reefer]

I have acro crabs in my A.Valida colonies and they are great fun to watch .If my chromis try to take refuge they are soon waved away .

Heres an interesting point on defending the coral , I wonder what the effect would be say introducing an acro crab to a red bug infested colony ? Anyone tryed this ?

 

[clkwrk]

I have tons of acro crabs and tons of rb's they don't do much to limit infestations.

 

[CJonesAU]

its interesting i found this thread. i purchased my first acro about a week ago, and on it is a tiny, smaller than a dime little brown crab. could this be an acro crab? i was wondering what kind of hitchhiker it was.