Decorator Crab - Spider ??

Nitrous · 11/17/2009, 10:11 PM

Hi, I am new to the hobby and was wondering if anyone knows about these guys?

All i have in my 55 gallon is a engineer gobby, damsel and a urchin.

I was wondering if they will hurt the gobby? The damsel keeps nipping at it, im not exactly sure what too do?

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

jflick345 · 11/17/2009, 10:57 PM

They're opportunistic omnivores so if you provide plenty of food they probably won't go after fish or other inverts but there's never any guarantee.

seapug · 11/17/2009, 11:15 PM

the damsel is probably a greater threat to the goby than the decorator crab. They typically are a bigger problem for corals than fish.

11/17/2009, 10:11 PM	#1
Nitrous Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Munroe Falls Posts: 90	Decorator Crab - Spider ?? Hi, I am new to the hobby and was wondering if anyone knows about these guys? All i have in my 55 gallon is a engineer gobby, damsel and a urchin. I was wondering if they will hurt the gobby? The damsel keeps nipping at it, im not exactly sure what too do? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

11/17/2009, 10:57 PM	#2
jflick345 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 884	They're opportunistic omnivores so if you provide plenty of food they probably won't go after fish or other inverts but there's never any guarantee.

11/17/2009, 11:15 PM	#3
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	the damsel is probably a greater threat to the goby than the decorator crab. They typically are a bigger problem for corals than fish.