crab on A. Tenius

[bkbailes07]

on my A. Tenius i noticed a white small crab on it. is this ok or shoul i remove it?

 

[onehundred20]

if it looks like this leave it

http://melevsreef.com/id/acro_crab.html

 

[Malolo]

Depends. If yours is a wild-collected and colony-sized (A. tenuis) its probabaly a good old acro crab which is quite safe and actually beneficial. Bottomline keep an eye on it and if you notice any bare patches developing in the interior of the coral, get it out fast. I suspect its an acro crab though because with the destructive ones you'd have seen some damage already. Also, if it has blue eyes Id pull it immediately.

 

[bkbailes07]

it is a fragged piece and the crab has fluorecent blue eyes when shined on with a flashlight

 

[ObscurityKnocks]

Does it have a black stripe across the head?

 

[Mogrash]

Does it have 'fur' on it? Look a little fuzzy?

Hrrm..blue eyes with 'fur' I would remove pronto. Me hates them...

 

[blindskater02]

Is it good or bad if they have a black stripe across the face?? Kinda like a bandit mask....

 

[onad75]

Heres the pics of the crab i removed from my sps, They are bad take they out.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=948339

 

[ObscurityKnocks]

It's good if they have the bandit mask.

 

[wentreefgirl]

Those are bad. Banned to the sump.