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I found this little hitchhiker munching on an acro. What type of crab is this? Reddish brown color and very small.

Pitho crab maybe or red mithrax?

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Looks sort of like this?

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Trapezia Pocillopora/Acropora Crab

The Trapezia Pocillopora/Acropora Crab, or Acro Crab for short, is a small commensal crustacean which lives its whole life within the branches of Pocillopora corals and Acropora Corals if no Pocilloporid corals are available, aiding in the proper water flow between the branches to keep these...
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neon_reefer said:
put him back... that's his home... he hides there for protection, he wont harm any coral at all.... its like a clown to a nem.. symbiosis ..
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In fact, if it is a Trapezia sp. crab, it's actually beneficial to its host coral.
 
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neon_reefer said:
put him back... that's his home... he hides there for protection, he wont harm any coral at all.... its like a clown to a nem.. symbiosis ..
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Yep he's back in the tank. Somehow our paths were meant to cross and I can't keep him away from his home.
 
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sfin52 said:
He saying thanks
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He never ever came out before. I didn't even know he was in the tank. I took a coral out to dip it and it was sitting on a towel for a few minutes and he just popped off it walking onto my carpet. So wierd how we now have bonded like this.
 
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He never ever came out before. I didn't even know he was in the tank. I took a coral out to dip it and it was sitting on a towel for a few minutes and he just popped off it walking onto my carpet. So wierd how we now have bonded like this.
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