pom pom crab pics

[reefman23]

Just wanted to share these:

Jesse

 

[edwing206]

I love pom poms, I haven't seen mine for a long time. Nice pics too. What do you shoot with?

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9447635#post9447635 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
I love pom poms, I haven't seen mine for a long time. Nice pics too. What do you shoot with?

They are soo cool. These were actually taken with a Pentax Optio S5i... nothing fancy.

Jesse

 

[einsteins]

Are those crabs reef safe?

ein

 

[edwing206]

Ok. Cool.

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9447917#post9447917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by einsteins
Are those crabs reef safe?

ein

They are very reef safe.

Jesse

 

[morayeelsrule]

nice pics how much did you pay for your crabs

 

[cateyes]

here's mine in a collection cup.... very menacing, isn't he...

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9459586#post9459586 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by morayeelsrule
nice pics how much did you pay for your crabs

Thanks! Gosh, I dont even remember howmuch he was... probably $12-$15.

Jesse

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9463607#post9463607 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cateyes
here's mine in a collection cup.... very menacing, isn't he...

Yours is hairy! Cool picture.

Jesse

 

[cateyes]

thanks Jesse... i wish i had a shot of him in a more natural setting but i rarely see him. do you see yours often?
that's a cool anemone yours is carrying, kind of luminescent...

 

[olie]

nice pic are they hard to keep?

 

[cateyes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9473678#post9473678 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by olie
nice pic are they hard to keep?

not hard to keep, they wave their little anemonies around in the water and catch food particles.. IME their just rarely seen...

 

[team2jndd]

Does yours eat meaty foots or is it just a filter feeder?

 

[cateyes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9485882#post9485882 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by team2jndd
Does yours eat meaty foots or is it just a filter feeder?

when i feed the tank i've seen some food particles get caught by his anemones but i've never really seen him eat...

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9472630#post9472630 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cateyes
thanks Jesse... i wish i had a shot of him in a more natural setting but i rarely see him. do you see yours often?
that's a cool anemone yours is carrying, kind of luminescent...

He comes out a couple nights a week. I use one of those single-LED keychain flashlights to light him up and then snap away.

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9486556#post9486556 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cateyes
when i feed the tank i've seen some food particles get caught by his anemones but i've never really seen him eat...

Mine eats whatever I happen to be feeding to my fish. He has even jumped onto my hand and ripped food from my fingers on more than one occasion. From what I understand, these guys are scavengers and use the anemones to collect their food.

Jesse

 

[cateyes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9487239#post9487239 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefman23
Mine eats whatever I happen to be feeding to my fish. He has even jumped onto my hand and ripped food from my fingers on more than one occasion. From what I understand, these guys are scavengers and use the anemones to collect their food.

Jesse

cool!! sounds like yours has more personality than mine!!!

 

[nosh]

Wow great pics!

 

[nUgZ]

They actually use the anemones for protection mainly. They are quite shy most of the time and can become lost in anything other than a small tank. Great pics by the way!!