Acro Crabs...Love em or Hate em?

[BaliReefBox]

HI all
Do any of you keep the small white acro crabs that inevitablity come with SPS's. Im in 2 minds what to do with them when I go through the dip process. If they are genuine Acros I am guessing they are prob oki. Howver I have read that baby Gorillas hide out and disguise themselves when they are small..thoughts??

 

[jsker]

Good question

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

To my understanding, true acro crabs are actually beneficial to the coral (so I'd keep any you may end up with) - I've heard of the gorilla crabs imitating acro crabs, but I'd imagine you should be able to figure out which you have either by sight/ID, or by if the colony starts going downhill (but I don't know for sure).

 

[Lavey29]

You mean this guy?