My pom pom crab

[jiffy]

this little guy was hiding behind the rocks at FAOIS, in the front tank with the sexy shrimp.. i would of gladly paid 25-30$ for it, but to my surprise it was only 12$! perfect addition for my invert tank and i havent seen them sold anywhere else besides online.. FAOIS always gives me great deals on some awesome stuff!

 

[KLR]

Aww a little pom pom crab, I miss mine..
They are interesting little inverts!

 

[Akwarius]

Great find! I absolutely love pompom's! I've had mine for over a year and he still looks as cheery as ever.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Pom-pom crabs are so coolb. Keep your eye on him. Maybe you will get to see him aquaculture his nem for you.

 

[jiffy]

ive wanted one since ive gotten into this hobby.. super kool little guy and he is very interesting.. is there anything that i should watch out for? ive read a few articles on them in magazines and on the internet and i have small RBTA and a few frinicky sps corals should i be worried about these or is the sting from those tiny nems not that powerful?

 

[jiffy]

Pom-pom crabs are so coolb. Keep your eye on him. Maybe you will get to see him aquaculture his nem for you.

i saw that in the coral magazine this month.. that was so kool!

 

[xmetalfan99]

i saw that in the coral magazine this month.. that was so kool!

Same here. That article was the first thing I thought of when I read your post. He literally tore that nem in half. Tells us how durable nems can be huh.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Sweet pickup for a great price PomPom crabs are really cool looking!!! Congrats and nice pics!!

 

[secretreefer]

nice pickup! for $12 that's a steal!! looks like a very healthy bugger too! yeah seems like smaller nems (esp aptasia) can't die/ even if you trample on them that only creates more. haha sorry, an aptasia rave party just started up in my tank.

 

[jiffy]

Same here. That article was the first thing I thought of when I read your post. He literally tore that nem in half. Tells us how durable nems can be huh.

definitely, those little nems are so kool.. i cant recall what they were called but im going to have to re-read that article later..

Sweet pickup for a great price PomPom crabs are really cool looking!!! Congrats and nice pics!!

thanks bro!

nice pickup! for $12 that's a steal!! looks like a very healthy bugger too! yeah seems like smaller nems (esp aptasia) can't die/ even if you trample on them that only creates more. haha sorry, an aptasia rave party just started up in my tank.

12$ was a great price when he told me that i wanted to get 2! but i only saw 1 in there.. =/ but i also bought a peppermint for 2$ from coral corral before that! and i threw him in my dads tank when i got home so i can get all of the aptasia off his coral and rocks, and i just took a look and half of it is already gone.. he was well worth the 2$ =]

 

[secretreefer]

WOW. ok maybe i need to get a true pep shrimp too. just scared since i got me all my preciousss chalices and acans..... and my aussie harlequin tusk would make a meal outta it.

 

[jiffy]

well i hope it doesnt harm the lil frag of acans that are in that tank because im getting all that coral when he eats up all that aptasia.. =[ no rave parties for me!! =]

 

[jiffy]

i havent seen him in a couple days now, i even looked around twice last nite when the lights went off.. do they typically hide like this?

 

[fraggardner]

those little guys are cool Ive got one in the fuge

 

[jiffy]

does he try to stay hidden alot or is he out and about?

 

[jiffy]

i was wondering, can you house more than one of these in the same tank?

 

[GoTakuF1]

Super cute! Great macro pics too!

 

[jiffy]

thanks my iPhone takes pretty good pictures I have come to find out. =]

 

[300leonhe]

good pictures. Very neat little crab. Unfortunately one of those would get lost in my tank.

 

[mangoman]

Very nice find! Is he out a lot or does stay mostly hidden during the day?

I don't know about keeping two in a tank.. how big is your tank? if its long enough I think it would be fine. Each crab could have its own half of the tank..

I may have to make trip out to faois soon..
Which do you prefer CC or FAOIS?

Thanks!