Fuzzy crab on my montipora frag

[FartyParty]

This came off during the dip cycle of my montipora. Any clue if bad or good? I'll keep him in my mini-quaranteen tank for a while, kinda like him regardless of outlook.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Gorilla crab I believe. Bad, best to get rid of him

 

[joseserrano]

Bad.

 

[DSC reef]

+1 remove him

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

I found something very close on an old Wet Web Media post - looks very similar but unfortunately they don't give a positive species ID. It's about 2/3 the way down the page titled "Stylophora pistillata hitchhiker: Xanthid crab? "

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/swcrabcompfaq3.htm

I'm with the others - "When in doubt get it out"

 

[kirstyflash]

He’s cute. I would sump him if he does turn out to be a gorilla

 

[ncaldwell]

Just removed one that looked similar at the lfs. Probably a gorilla, but when in doubt all unknown crabs go to the octopus

 

[Vincent100]

teddy bear crab ....maybe
Had one come on a SPS colony before , sumped him

 

[FartyParty]

...when in doubt all unknown crabs go to the octopus

Lol, do you mean an octopus skimmer or feed it live? Either way sounds hilarious.