Emerald Crab

[jchapple]

Has anyone had problems before with an emerald crab pestering an RBTA? I have a baby RBTA (about 1.5") and my ever growing emerald crab (slightly larger than the RBTA has recently figured out that it can steal from it when I feed it. The crab now hangs out below a ledge right under the RBTA and comes out like a mad pirate when I feed. Even when it hasn't been fed recently it likes to pinch the tentacles and otherwise search for morsels it thinks might exist. Any suggestions?

 

[IslandCrow]

The bigger of my two emeralds loves to hang out right behind my BTA. So far, I've never seen it pester the anemone, though. For that matter, I've never seen it steal food (my cleaner shrimp has dibs on that). But, I'm planning on getting rid of my cleaner for just that, and I personally would probably do the same for my emerald if it started to act up. Pulling food from the tentacles probably isn't that bad, though. If it starts to pull food from the anemone's mouth, though, that could potentially cause some damage.