Sea Apple vs. Crab

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In-A-Gadda-Divita!
Took these tonight, my adrenaline junkie crab, named Brutus, every so often parks himself on top of the sea apple. Then the sea apple starts to open and he quickly leaves. He doesn't bit or clamp on to it, just climbs on and sits until he opens, then hauls crab butt to get away.

I've seen this happen twice now and got some pictures of it today. The colors are a little washed out because I have a string of whites out on my fixture due to a burnt driver.

Yes, I've heard and read all the bad stories of sea apples nuking tanks and I keep a close eye on him. It seems if they move a lot, they are not happy and healthy and are stressed; this one has only moved 8" in the two months I've had him AND he lives in the middle of an RBTA garden and is unaffected. He opens up at night,this is when I feed him Coral Frenzy and Reef Chili every other day, which he loves. So far, he has been an amazing animal to watch!

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get rid of the sea apple, ticking time bomb... I had one for 6 months always eating doing great. Woke up next morning and it killed everything in our seahorse tank
 
Awesome pics thnx for sharing :) I wanted one so bad but too much invested in the tank to take a risk :/ ill live vicariously thru u instead lol
 
Awesome pics thnx for sharing :) I wanted one so bad but too much invested in the tank to take a risk :/ ill live vicariously thru u instead lol

Okay, you got a deal, BUT if it nukes my tank, you gotta help me with fish and frags. :p
 
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