Arrowcrabs

[aquaticdesire]

Does anybody have any of the arrowcrabs, if so how do they? I intend on adding corals soon, will they nibble on them?

 

[Costa Randy]

I have one and they are very entertaining. No problems with my soft coral. I do not have hard coral, so no experience there.

 

[hairymushroom]

Arrow crabs are fine with all corals, and they eat bristleworms

 

[kravi]

Anyone have a picture?

--kravi

 

[Sk8r]

The downside is that they eat bristleworms, which your tank needs.

 

[AdidaKev]

aquaticdesire,
[welcome]

As long as you keep the arrow crabs one per tank, it should be fine with your corals.

 

[JENnKerry]

They also eat flatworms. I've never seen it but I have read they they have been known to nibble on xenia stalks. I had one for nine months before it died. Great scavenger and no problems.

 

[jimi thing]

I purchased a small colony of green zoos from my LFS because they had an arrow crab in the same tank that was picking away at the polyps, and not just feeling around. The LFS owner refused to take the crab out even after witnessing this behavior, so I had to buy the zoos. Hope this will be the only invert that you put in the tank. From what I've read, they don't play nice with other inverts.