Anemone Crabs. Good or Bad?

[rick s]

I added a few anemone crabs and now I am wondering if that was a mistake.

Does the anemone crab share a relationship with anemones,
or,
if an anemone crab “hosts” in an anemone, might it irritate the anemone to the point that it might move from its location in an attempt to get away from the crab?

I have an RBTA that is wandering a little.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Yeah the anemone crabs could bother your rbta. They might pinch the tentacles and annoy the anemone. The better anemone host for those crabs is a condy.

 

[davocean]

I've seen alot of pics lately w/ them, and some w/ both clowns and a crab.
I haven't heard anything bad myself, and am thinking of getting a nem crab as well, just one though.

 

[Lance M.]

I've had a porclein anemone crab with a gbta for over a year and a couple months ago I added another porclein crab to host my rock anemone in my other tank. I haven't see any problems with either one. It could bother the anemone if it is not healthy but a crab paired with a healthy anemone shouldn't be a problem. Similar to how sometimes clownfish will bother/annoy unhealthy or new anemones.

 

[SVXH6]

i have a porcelain in a S. Haddoni w/ my onyx pair for about 6 months now.. no probs at all..