Unique crab ID

[ReeferHD]

Bought this fella at my LFS for $25, I couldn’t resist his adorable face, he is around 1.5” wide and has 2 legs that curl around his back. the closest match I could find was the Furred Sponge Crab

 

[tzabor10]

That looks great.

 

[Gabbone]

Soooo adorable

 

[ReeferHD]

I found out what the legs on his head are for..

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I found out what the legs on his head are for..

Yeah, you've got a Sponge/Dromiid Crab - my guess for your species would be the Hairy Sponge Crab, Moreiradromia antillensis. The decorating behavior is cool, but not exactly the safest for corals.

 

[ReeferHD]

Yeah, you've got a Sponge/Dromiid Crab - my guess for your species would be the Hairy Sponge Crab, Moreiradromia antillensis. The decorating behavior is cool, but not exactly the safest for corals.

That looks like him! Thanks for the help.
He's in my crab tank with a few cheap corals so I don't mind him collecting stuff to camouflage with. I also bought another sponge crab (Marcocoeloma Trispinosum) along with him.

 

[56longroof]

That's a cool looking crab. Congrats

 

[ReeferHD]

Look who decided to molt last night, he’s orange!