My brain has a crab in it. really.

coryaquarium101 · 02/28/2010, 11:49 PM

I have a green coral brain, I got it from a neighbor who had to tear down his tank because of his job. I noticed a hole spot about 1/8" in diameter, and tonight I was looking closely and a crab would pop out and shove some sand out onto the brain, like he was cleaning his home or somehting. Is there anything I should do about this?

ctrl+f · 03/01/2010, 12:09 AM

Nice title, for a moment I was picturing you having a run-in with the dreaded Ear Hermit.

(I don't know the answer to your question, so I will leave being helpful to someone else

)

coryaquarium101 · 03/01/2010, 12:18 AM

What is a ear hermit? I tried to look at him but he is very sensitive as like he can sense when I am looking at him. its like once he sees me he goes down and like a flap shuts.

ludnix · 03/01/2010, 12:25 AM

Mine has one (or two) as well. I haven't seen any issues yet, but this is the first time I've even seen it mentioned on RC. I assume it was there when I bought the specimen, as that's a pretty close relationship to have formed by chance additions.

From what I can tell I think it might be a Paguritta crab, they are supposedly harmless, outside of that one small effected area.

coryaquarium101 · 03/01/2010, 12:53 AM

Thank Ludnix, i googled paguritta crab and found that these small Coral Hermit Crabs find abandoned worm tubes and holes in hard coral in which they reside.

dogstar74 · 03/01/2010, 01:43 AM

coryaquarium101 · 03/01/2010, 01:17 PM

dogstar why did you put that picture in your reply?

JeF4y · 03/01/2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coryaquarium101

dogstar why did you put that picture in your reply?

It's a reference to something you didn't get in the ear-hermit reply. Go watch Star-Trek the Wrath of Khan and you'll understand.

(jokes aren't as funny when you have to explain them

)

But this is a good post. I was wondering about the hole in my brain that I recently picked up. This probably explains it, although I've never seen anything going in or out of it.

coryaquarium101 · 03/01/2010, 04:37 PM

Oh ok jef4y. I didn't know anything was in the hole until i looked closely. I was wondering how sand was getting on the brain.

02/28/2010, 11:49 PM	#1
coryaquarium101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 237	My brain has a crab in it. really. I have a green coral brain, I got it from a neighbor who had to tear down his tank because of his job. I noticed a hole spot about 1/8" in diameter, and tonight I was looking closely and a crab would pop out and shove some sand out onto the brain, like he was cleaning his home or somehting. Is there anything I should do about this?

03/01/2010, 12:25 AM	#4
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	Mine has one (or two) as well. I haven't seen any issues yet, but this is the first time I've even seen it mentioned on RC. I assume it was there when I bought the specimen, as that's a pretty close relationship to have formed by chance additions. From what I can tell I think it might be a Paguritta crab, they are supposedly harmless, outside of that one small effected area. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

03/01/2010, 01:43 AM	#6
dogstar74 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,152	__________________ "If there's nothing wrong with me... then there must be something wrong with the universe!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano with ATS

03/01/2010, 12:09 AM	#2
ctrl+f Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 174	Nice title, for a moment I was picturing you having a run-in with the dreaded Ear Hermit. (I don't know the answer to your question, so I will leave being helpful to someone else )

03/01/2010, 12:18 AM	#3
coryaquarium101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 237	What is a ear hermit? I tried to look at him but he is very sensitive as like he can sense when I am looking at him. its like once he sees me he goes down and like a flap shuts.

03/01/2010, 12:53 AM	#5
coryaquarium101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 237	Thank Ludnix, i googled paguritta crab and found that these small Coral Hermit Crabs find abandoned worm tubes and holes in hard coral in which they reside.

03/01/2010, 01:17 PM	#7
coryaquarium101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 237	dogstar why did you put that picture in your reply?

03/01/2010, 04:37 PM	#9
coryaquarium101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 237	Oh ok jef4y. I didn't know anything was in the hole until i looked closely. I was wondering how sand was getting on the brain.