red bugs on crab??

[j_beau_13]

posted this is another forum but no response...figured sps keepers deal with red bugs more then nebdy....

i have two emerald crabs in my 29 gal which has no corals, besides a tube coral on a peice of live rock i bought...when i look at my biggest crab i see little red bugs crawling all over him...i've never dealt with red bugs and was wondering if they can be present when there is no corals to feed on??

but i did buy the crab from a tank in the lfs that had sps corals and clams in with it..jw if they could have been from that

 

[Wiskey]

Redbugs can only live away from a hosting acro for 5 days is what I have read.

Whiskey

 

[toddmcgill]

sounds like your crab has crabs,i told him not to mess with that sexy shrimp.

 

[menard]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7293953#post7293953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by toddmcgill
sounds like your crab has crabs,i told him not to mess with that sexy shrimp.

LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lmao:

 

[j_beau_13]

haha...imma have to start wearing gloves so i dont catch them
:lol: