Id this bug please - pics included

[Joshua Telles]

I pulled this off an acro stick tonight can anyone ID it please.

Thank you in advance, I’ll see if I can find a six line wrasse tomorrow.

 

[flsalty]

Gall crab. Probably a male. The females end up encased in coral.

 

[Tahoe61]

^ Yup

 

[Joshua Telles]

Thank you, this makes sense. I received a brain coral via an online vendor which didn’t make the journey I guess the crab bailed when it died. It made it through a dip though.

 

[sfin52]

https://reefbuilders.com/2015/09/25/an-introduction-to-coral-crabs-good-and-bad/ This may help you as well