finally got a decent pic....

[geckoejon]

i was finally able to get a decent pic of my decorator crab.... it just happened to be while it was trying to tear apart a bubble tip anemone. smh

well, at least the pic turned out pretty cool, imo. i might frame it and hang it in my critter room

 

[steveb013]

I've seen a few of these in the LFS, and been tempted a few times, but heard they aren't particularly reef safe.. Cool shot though!

 

[Webmanny]

Amazing shot! Are those Zoas growing on it? That is crazy, I have never seen these.

 

[geckoejon]

I've seen a few of these in the LFS, and been tempted a few times, but heard they aren't particularly reef safe.. Cool shot though!

true, this tank it going to be specifically for a gigantea carpet nem, when i find the right one. not too concerned about it being reef safe at the moment.

Amazing shot! Are those Zoas growing on it? That is crazy, I have never seen these.

thanks! yes, they are zoas. when i got the crab, it was half that size and zoa free. within a couple weeks it had all those on it's back.

"But how do all those decorations stick to a crab's shell? On the shell there's tiny hooked bristles sticking up all over that hold everything together, like micro-Velcro pipe cleaners."

http://oceanwildthings.com/2011/11/m...ecorator-crab/

 

[goldencoralfarm]

Look very cool.

 

[WantItNow]

Awesome!

 

[skippy2]

This was my crab till I gave him away. He was the size of a dime when I got him.

 

[Aerixx]

Wow that Zoa Shell is crazy, hope u never have to drag it!

 

[Aerixx]

Sorry Frag not drag

 

[Omie]

Nice pic!

 

[pyithar]

cool crabs. and very nice shot!

 

[discoreefer]

Wow, at first glance I was thinking how much that clump of zoas looked like a shrimp or crab. Very interesting creatures.