Save Acro Crab?

[Dan1788]

Picked up a indo colony yesterday to find a crab living in it.
I think it's safe but could anyone tell me for definite.
Thanks

 

[NatureHold]

From what I've heard, if they aren't hairy they should be ok. That is just secondhand info though.

 

[Dan1788]

Ye same hairy are Gorilla crabs.

 

[king aiptasia]

he is very pretty, i tend not to trust crabs in general, but yeah the hairy ones tend to be very curious and destructive

 

[king aiptasia]

he is most likely fine to have around and may require association of coral since he has such bright colors

 

[Alexopora]

Picked up a indo colony yesterday to find a crab living in it.
I think it's safe but could anyone tell me for definite.
Thanks

Yes that is an acro crab. It is smooth in texture. If you wish to dip the acro, I suggest your separate the crab from the acro first. They wont do well with dips.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its not uncommon when buying or collecting corals and anemone to find small crab species living amongst the corals, These are invariably harmless species which have a symbiotic relationship with the coral. While the coral provides shelter and possibly a bit of mucus to feed upon, the crab also returns the favor by acting as the coral's guard, fending off coral predators and parasites. Very pretty crustacean !!

 

[gentlefish]

That one looks desirable. Incidentally I bought one today for 25$. Lucky you!

 

[Dan1788]

Only thing is I dipped the coral and did not realise it was in there until I started blowing off the coral.
That was 2 days ago though and it's still alive so hopefully it will be OK.

 

[NatureHold]

Only thing is I dipped the coral and did not realise it was in there until I started blowing off the coral.
That was 2 days ago though and it's still alive so hopefully it will be OK.

I dipped all of my acro colonies just like i would anything else and all of my acro crabs survived. I think the dip just stuns them for a bit.