What is this elegance killer?

Bdubs · Jan 4, 2019

Recently bought an elegance coral. Dipped twice and off to QT. Well after over a month the coral beauty decided it was going to start nipping and pulling on the poor thing that was also in QT. It looked to be suffering so I moved it over to our display tank. Well two weeks later and this thing starts looking like it was really on it’s way out. Plan was to pull it out. I waited for lights out and took my light to the tank last night like I do every night before bed. Looky looky what I found. I believe it is the spawn of Satan with its pointy little sharp legs. This thing was squishing it’s way up from under the flesh and inbetween the flesh and the skeleton. what the heck is this thing? Am I at risk to the entire tank being taken over by others that it may have spawned or that I may have not seen like this guy? I only saw one and it is out as well as the now dead elegance. I have hunted online and cannot figure out what this is. Help please. I am so sad

Crabs McJones · Jan 4, 2019

I've never seen anything like that before! @KJ @Lovemyreef2015 check this out! Any ideas?

Bdubs · Jan 4, 2019

The only way I saw it was the legs. They are neon orange and are fluorescent! The body is pretty bland maybe a dull blue color of some sort.

KJ · Jan 4, 2019

Gall crab

Lovemyreef2015 · Jan 4, 2019

+1^^ Gall crab

Mal11224 · Jan 4, 2019

Wow. That crab looks like it will eat anything. Sorry for your loss.

Bdubs · Jan 4, 2019

Thanks peeps! I looked online at photos and although it does look to be a form of gall crab. I don’t see any photos of its color variation. It’s legs are a crazy orange. Looks like they can do some serious damage. I hope I don’t have any more of these in the tank. I will cry hardcore if they touch my acans or other bigger lps colonies.