Decorater Crab Camoflauged with Zoanthids lol

[Tangdango]

Have had a decorater crab for a while now. Put a Zoanthid colony in my tank a couple weeks ago, and the thing somehow started harvesting them for it's own gain. I looked in the tank one morning and saw an isolated colony, then realized it was that darn crab covered head to toe in them. I thought it was hilarious because all the zoanthids were alive, opened up and doing well, and they still seem to be fine living on the back of this crab. Anyone else ever dealt with this? I'll put the pics on tommorrow

 

[Browndawg80]

Had a similar situation once where I always noticed this small patch of red zoas in different areas of the tank. Reached in and pulled them out one day only to discover they were growing on a crabs shell. Pretty cool for sure!

 

[x1C0DE1x]

I had a large colony growing on a clam shell and I saw it open one day and I was amazed!

 

[joshky]

looks like divers den on liveaquaria just got one in with zoas on it

very cool!

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

lol dumb crab...i would assume it (the crab) can remove them if they become a problem..

 

[tiffyreefer]

haha, I love this

 

[MikeInToronto]

I had a pompom crab that carried around a couple green star polyps.

 

[vette.tech]

I had a pompom crab that carried around a couple green star polyps.

pics!!!!

 

[JackandJill]

I had a pompom crab that carried around a couple green star polyps.

I've heard of this before, always cracked me up

 

[50ShadesOfGains]

this is happening to me now. He put's them all over himself but I can't tell if he is the reason they are staying closed. I put a post in zoas, but of course no answers haha

 

[Tangdango]

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