Worried About Trapezia Crab

Sosuke · Jan 29, 2020

BloopFish said:
Lol I bought the birdsnest colony recently because I thought it would host it.

LA sells small colonies of pocllio but it is expensive for a 2-3 inch piece

BloopFish · Jan 29, 2020

Ponyo said:
The crabs like a mini colony or bigger or else they will just ignore it or annoy the coral.

He hasn't actually touched any corals ironically, not the mini birdsnest colony or even the walt disney frag. So much for being a coral crab...

Sosuke · Jan 29, 2020

BloopFish said:
He hasn't actually touched any corals ironically, not the mini birdsnest colony or even the walt disney frag. So much for being a coral crab...

He was reincarnated as the wrong crab maybe..

BloopFish · Jan 29, 2020

Ponyo said:
LA sells small colonies of pocllio but it is expensive for a 2-3 inch piece

Yeah, I was going to buy a mini colony from a hobbyist for a fraction of the price, but I've been just too busy lately.

Sosuke · Jan 29, 2020

BloopFish said:
Yeah, I was going to buy a mini colony from a hobbyist for a fraction of the price, but I've been just too busy lately.

I'm sure the crab will be happy living in the rocks til then.

BloopFish · Jan 29, 2020

Ponyo said:
I'm sure the crab will be happy living in the rocks til then.

Just curious, what else did you order besides the pocci and the crab in your order? I only got it because I was already buying an exquisite firefish.

BloopFish · Jan 30, 2020

It's still eating chopped shrimp/squid like crazy, but it's still hiding in the rocks. I guess I got a defective crab lol

Kappaquariums · Feb 10, 2020

BloopFish said:
Yes, pretty steep price tbh. Decided to get it with 15% of coupon. He's so tiny and I rarely see him in my 13.5g, not sure if I'd recommend unless your a crabhead.

Hey at least guard crabs can effectively mitigate the harm that those vermetid snails can do to corals.
DOI 10.1007/s00338-010-0663-9

BloopFish · Feb 10, 2020

Kappaquariums said:
Hey at least guard crabs can effectively mitigate the harm that those vermetid snails can do to corals.
DOI 10.1007/s00338-010-0663-9

Hmm that makes a lot of sense.

My Trapezia crab has recently molted, and I have not seen him for a while... hopefully its fine though. It has yet to actively take on a host.