Crab ID?

[AV8R]

What kind of crab is this? I found him on my new bubble coral that I ordered from Live Aquaria.

 

[cloak]

Porcelain crab?

 

[Snorkelsteve]

Kind of looks like a type of porcelain crab but I could be wrong

 

[AV8R]

I think you guys are right. I found one online that looks identical. Do they eat coral? It’s weird that I found him attached.

Porcelain Crab (Porcellana sayana)- Green

Porcellana sayana The Saltwater Porcelain Crab is a great addition to any reef aquarium as they are algae eaters and are very colorful. Saltwater Porcelain Crabs are also filter feeders and have a pair of maxillipeds that they use to catch microorganisms such as plankton in the water. Very reef...

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[Sosuke]

No they don't, good reef tank inhabitants its a filter feeder I believe

 

[Brad Waddell Wrath's Reef]

I think you guys are right. I found one online that looks identical. Do they eat coral? It’s weird that I found him attached.

Porcelain Crab (Porcellana sayana)- Green

Porcellana sayana The Saltwater Porcelain Crab is a great addition to any reef aquarium as they are algae eaters and are very colorful. Saltwater Porcelain Crabs are also filter feeders and have a pair of maxillipeds that they use to catch microorganisms such as plankton in the water. Very reef...

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If it is a porcelain crab, they usually hang out on Nems. My guess is there was no nems so that coral was the next best thing.