Will this tiny crab cause problems?

[BillnJennh]

I've recently aquired a small frag of seriatopora. I noticed that a tiny crab came with it, and the crab stays with the Bird's Nest all the time. Should I leave it, or get it outta there? It's not causing the coral to close it's polyps, but I'm still questioning...

 

[GMGQ]

Looks fine to me. Big give away is that it's not a "hairy" crab. This one's a keeper!

 

[Sparkss]

smooth shell == good. hairy shell == bad.

Also, the blue eyed acro crabs are very bad.

In a normal hitchiker crab, red eyes is a bad thing, but that does not apply to acro crabs. Your little friend there is beneficial, no worries

 

[BillnJennh]

It doesn't seem to be causing any problems with the polyps, plus I'm seeing some new growth on the tips. I think I am going to leave it and see how things go.

 

[BillnJennh]

Thanks for the advice, by the way...

 

[chadfarmer]

i would love to find some more acro crabs

 

[GMGQ]

FYI, here's a BAD "hairy" Acro crab that I pulled out of a recent acro:

 

[Sparkss]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6578496#post6578496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chadfarmer
i would love to find some more acro crabs

Ditto.. wouldn't we all.. after Interceptor wiped all of ours out

 

[BillnJennh]

It's definitely not hairy, so I guess it's beneficial.

 

[JOSHUAB]

can one buy just acro crabs???? I think that there definitely would be a market for it!!!

 

[Sparkss]

do a search on RC.. you will see many people asking the same quesitons and making the same statement. The trouble is that the crabs have a short lifespan unless hosted in a coral, typically. To date, I know of no one who sells acro crabs (outside of a purchased coral).