Sep 19, 2022 #1 W went broke reefing Community Member View Badges Joined Sep 1, 2022 Messages 37 Reaction score 44 Location nyc What state or country do you live in New York Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Found 2 of these guys chillin in a colony. Can anyone tell me about them ? They are in the sump where they are going to stay.
Found 2 of these guys chillin in a colony. Can anyone tell me about them ? They are in the sump where they are going to stay.
Sep 19, 2022 #2 Just a Wrasse. The biggest wrasse fan. View Badges Article Contributor UK Reef Club Member Midwest Reefer Rocky Mountain Reefers Reef Pumpkin Carver My Tank Thread Joined Oct 5, 2021 Messages 615 Reaction score 709 Location Ireland Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Could I get an approximate size please?
Sep 19, 2022 #3 L landlubber Valuable Member View Badges Joined Mar 20, 2017 Messages 1,507 Reaction score 1,350 What state or country do you live in Rating - 0% 0 0 0 strong chance that you just evicted an acropora crab which would have not negatively affected your tank and odds are won't live without the host coral.
strong chance that you just evicted an acropora crab which would have not negatively affected your tank and odds are won't live without the host coral.
Sep 19, 2022 #4 SPS2020 2500 Club Member View Badges Hospitality Award My Tank Thread Joined Jun 24, 2020 Messages 2,511 Reaction score 6,125 Location NC What state or country do you live in North Carolina Rating - 100% 5 0 0 Looks like a Banded Acro Crab...but I'll let other more informed folks chime in.
Sep 19, 2022 #5 jDoSe Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 5, 2021 Messages 269 Reaction score 228 Location usa What state or country do you live in Wisconsin Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like acro crab. Usually harmless to the acro, but they do live in it, so areas may look a little worn down. No real affect on larger colonies.
Looks like acro crab. Usually harmless to the acro, but they do live in it, so areas may look a little worn down. No real affect on larger colonies.
Sep 19, 2022 #6 ChiCity 2500 Club Member View Badges Joined Sep 18, 2016 Messages 4,755 Reaction score 5,215 Location funky town What state or country do you live in Illinois Rating - 100% 3 0 0 that is a commensal trapezia acropora crab, as other have mentioned… it is extremely beneficial to its host.
that is a commensal trapezia acropora crab, as other have mentioned… it is extremely beneficial to its host.
Sep 19, 2022 #7 OP OP W went broke reefing Community Member View Badges Joined Sep 1, 2022 Messages 37 Reaction score 44 Location nyc What state or country do you live in New York Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Alittle bigger than a dime
