Acro crabs are good right?

Waxxiemann · 01/19/2007, 11:38 PM

I got an awesome colony of Bushy Yellow acro today and there is this cool little crab living in there. He almost blends right in with th coral. He doesn't seem to be doing any harm to it or anything. Is he good or EVIL!?!

This is pretty much what he looks like:

http://reef.eldersign.org/uploaded_i...rab-737043.jpg

The coral looks very similar to this one as well but mine is yellow with lime green polyps.

Thanks for the help!

Waxxiemann · 01/19/2007, 11:43 PM

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wrott · 01/19/2007, 11:46 PM

Oh yeah !! That's an Acro crab and very good to have.
Funny thing is they live only w/ the coral--if it dies they do too.

Waxxiemann · 01/19/2007, 11:50 PM

crazy. but cool. Thanks for the info. I'll be sure to do my best to keep it nice and happy!

LobsterOfJustice · 01/19/2007, 11:51 PM

That kind of acro crab is good. If they are hairy or have blue eyes they are bad for the coral.

Waxxiemann · 01/19/2007, 11:56 PM

thanks

JR719 · 01/20/2007, 12:03 AM

Yep, thats a good one. Will help pick some garbage off the acro.

01/19/2007, 11:38 PM	#1
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	Acro crabs are good right? I got an awesome colony of Bushy Yellow acro today and there is this cool little crab living in there. He almost blends right in with th coral. He doesn't seem to be doing any harm to it or anything. Is he good or EVIL!?! This is pretty much what he looks like: http://reef.eldersign.org/uploaded_i...rab-737043.jpg The coral looks very similar to this one as well but mine is yellow with lime green polyps. Thanks for the help! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

01/19/2007, 11:43 PM	#2
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	POST # 1000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEE FOR ME !!!!!!!!!! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

01/19/2007, 11:46 PM	#3
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	Oh yeah !! That's an Acro crab and very good to have. Funny thing is they live only w/ the coral--if it dies they do too. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

01/19/2007, 11:50 PM	#4
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	crazy. but cool. Thanks for the info. I'll be sure to do my best to keep it nice and happy! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

01/19/2007, 11:51 PM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	That kind of acro crab is good. If they are hairy or have blue eyes they are bad for the coral. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

01/19/2007, 11:56 PM	#6
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	thanks __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

01/20/2007, 12:03 AM	#7
JR719 Tang Cop Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OK Posts: 2,240	Yep, thats a good one. Will help pick some garbage off the acro. __________________ Can't sleep, clowns will eat me. America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. Sigmund Freud Current Tank Info: 300 reef, Aqua controller, Deltec calcium reactor, Reeflo 250 skimmer, Icecap bla bla bla