how many acro crabs to a coral?

[murphreef]

ok i picked up this pink poccilopora the other day and i noticed it has 3 acro crabs in it.... 1 larger one and 2 smaller ones....

is this normal to have this many in a small colony its about the size of a baseball

 

[PrangeWay]

Varies

Varies

I think it can vary some on coral size. I have 2 smaller wild caughts that each have 1, while I have a larger table with 3 (for over 6 months now).

 

[deansreef]

my piece has 2 crabs in it and they get along fine...

 

[Charlie Davidson]

Local codes dictate-- no more than one male per household

 

[murphreef]

o ok cool i didnt know if they were territorial and would fight or if they are like a family or something u know

thanks for the input

 

[Charlie Davidson]

BTW, I was being a smart arse.. looking back, I could have come up with something better!

 

[PrangeWay]

Known

Known

Not alot is known about Acro crabs, even in this forum you can't get any information on them, and I don't believe any study's have been done on them.

They are amusing though as they flail their claws at me when I get close to them in tank. I've also seen them scrapping mucus off to eat which is wierd. Hopefully someday a study will be done on them and we can get more info.

PW