What crab is this?

[Nano925]

Pom Pom crabs come out at night.....

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

They are good scoly eaters too. I just won't trust them ever again.
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Oh wow I didn't think they messed with anything, im sorry about that thanks for the pic

 

[1guydude]

Its scraping the rock. U can see the white marks on the rock where it was eating the algae.

 

[ssunthar]

If u cab find the rock he hides in. Pull the rock and fw bath it to remove the crab.
U can look at night time with a red light or black uv/blue actinic light. U might catch his red eyes. Glad i could help.
D

Thank you for the tips... quick check fw bath won't effect the corals or mushrooms on it?

 

[ssunthar]

Pom Pom(boxing)crab ?

Didn't see the pom pom in mine.. will keep looking.

 

[ssunthar]

It certinaly looks like one nano. With the strips

Is it really called a nano crab?

 

[ssunthar]

Looks like Sally light foot to me

Is sally lightfoot a reef safe crab?

 

[ssunthar]

That’s my little dude right there. View attachment 2037499

I see the pom pom.. cool looking guy indeed.

 

[ssunthar]

They are good scoly eaters too. I just won't trust them ever again.
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Oooo... thanks for the reminder.

 

[1guydude]

Nano is the name of the poster i was talking to. Lol
The bath wont effect your corals. U r just swishing the rock in the fw for a small amount of time. Not soaking.
The crab should jump ship. Lol. I had to poke mine a bit when i found his hole.
D

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Is sally lightfoot a reef safe crab?

I'm not sure about reef, but I had one one time in a mushroom softie tank with no issues, other than she got so big small fish would swim by and she would raise her legs and claws up, like she was going to catch it. If I didn't keep her feed good she would do that so I'd say it was good but caution with small fish and large Sally. They are so fast!

 

[king aiptasia]

Say no to emerald crabs. Even on St. Patrick's day.

reef safe crabs are unicorns

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Emeralds are fine. Lol. Sally light foots not so much. Lol
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Emeralds eat zoa and I had one eat three chromis once. Never having another

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Emeralds eat zoa and I had one eat three chromis once. Never having another

Actually my buddy told me he had a pincher slash on one of his cromis and the only crab he has is one large emerald crab......?:/