Had to share this pic, Acro crab in it's acropora colony

[Holy_makerel]

Really happy with this pic! What do you guys think?

 

[Maddlesrain]

Beautiful photograph!!

 

[Holy_makerel]

Beautiful photograph!!

thank you!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Soooo cool! Love it!

 

[Caseyoidae]

Awesome!!

 

[Salty1962]

Great Pic, I can never get close enough to get a pic of mine. I had 4 of them before my Radiant Wrasse got big enough to eat them;Sorry

 

[Mohammad D. ALMUTAIRI]

nice pic! great take ;Pompus

 

[Holy_makerel]

Great Pic, I can never get close enough to get a pic of mine. I had 4 of them before my Radiant Wrasse got big enough to eat them;Sorry

Thankfully my 150mm macro has some nice reach. Thank you!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Great picture!!! Beautiful crab.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Oh! You got a beautiful barnacle too!

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

nice!

 

[Holy_makerel]

Oh! You got a beautiful barnacle too!

Thank you! Yes, there are several barnacles living in this one.

 

[Barrett]

Beautiful picture, I wish I was a better photographer.

 

[Holy_makerel]

here are a few more from today

chips acro

4 mini colonies from boom corals "brownies" sale

the last 2 are on the sand in a 24" deep tank, it was really hard to get a super sharp pic

got some other good pics but the files are too large and I don't feel like re-sizing right now.

thanks for the comments everyone! Happy reefing!

 

[Mohammad D. ALMUTAIRI]

these are wonderful pic's!
so beautiful corals.
the coloration just amazing! ;Pompus

 

[Jizu Puentes]

How far from the crab were you when the picture was taken? Awesome shot by the way. I'm waiting for my LFS to find some more acro crabs when they get their maricultures in so I can have some.

 

[melev]

So cute. Love those bandit crabs.

 

[Holy_makerel]

How far from the crab were you when the picture was taken? Awesome shot by the way. I'm waiting for my LFS to find some more acro crabs when they get their maricultures in so I can have some.

Colony is probably 8-10inches under the lens. I cropped the photo a bit too.

 

[Sir Chris]

Thank u so much. I've been wanting 2 actually get 1. And I have pom poms now so I love interesting life. And I've been thing I'd like 2 get 1 of these when I had red bugs and wondered if they would feed on them or do they aggravate the coral or is it symbiotic? A perfect time 2 ask this question and I'm moving 2 a 75g so I'll have a lot more room from my 30 and a colony vs the plug it's on still. So when the tanks 100% should I get 1? And that truly is a gorgeous crab. Like silk. And the coral. What type?

 

[Holy_makerel]

Thank u so much. I've been wanting 2 actually get 1. And I have pom poms now so I love interesting life. And I've been thing I'd like 2 get 1 of these when I had red bugs and wondered if they would feed on them or do they aggravate the coral or is it symbiotic? A perfect time 2 ask this question and I'm moving 2 a 75g so I'll have a lot more room from my 30 and a colony vs the plug it's on still. So when the tanks 100% should I get 1? And that truly is a gorgeous crab. Like silk. And the coral. What type?

It's a bandit crab. From my research it is benificial but can irritate the colony if it isn't accustomed to it. I do believe they pick off any pests on the colony.

While i was taking the pictures over the top of the tank, when I'd adjust focus and my hand cast a shadow on him he would get ticked off and wave his claws around at me. It was comical to watch up close in my camera display