crab came on my new acro - Aquarium Advice

slush · 07-03-2008, 01:12 AM

today i just received my new acro with a wired crab on it its about and inch big and it kinda looks like this http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/images...eus.dorsal.jpg is it bad should i take him off the acro

**Ziggy953** · 07-03-2008, 07:01 AM

Hmmmm...that's a tough call from the pic. I have 3 different acros that have "acro crabs" in them. They basically keep the coral clean of detritus and defend the coral if attacked by fish. Mine do not look like that though. I have a crab in my pocillipora that has been in it since I bought it and it is red and looks a little like that. Not sure though.....

**Ziggy953** · 07-03-2008, 07:02 AM

Here is a link that talks about the Acrocrab...

AcroCrab

land locked · 07-04-2008, 08:48 AM

I think it looks like a gorilla crab and I would get rid of it.
Here is a pic.
Reefs.org: Where Reefkeeping Begins on the Internet - gorilla crab

cmor1701d · 07-04-2008, 01:07 PM

It looks like the crabs that came with an order of LR I got a couple of years ago. I did not let them into the display tank

mr_X · 07-13-2008, 05:52 PM

that's not an acro crab. they have a lighter shell and reddish appendages. i vote for tossing him in the sump.

07-03-2008, 01:12 AM	#1
slush Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 128	crab came on my new acro today i just received my new acro with a wired crab on it its about and inch big and it kinda looks like this http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/images...eus.dorsal.jpg is it bad should i take him off the acro

07-03-2008, 07:01 AM	#2
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,873 Images: 5	Hmmmm...that's a tough call from the pic. I have 3 different acros that have "acro crabs" in them. They basically keep the coral clean of detritus and defend the coral if attacked by fish. Mine do not look like that though. I have a crab in my pocillipora that has been in it since I bought it and it is red and looks a little like that. Not sure though..... __________________ Happy Reefing! *120 Build in progress 6/18/08* Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. LFS, PWC, PH RO/DI what in the world? Look here! Pods, algae and more!

07-03-2008, 07:02 AM	#3
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,873 Images: 5	Here is a link that talks about the Acrocrab... AcroCrab __________________ Happy Reefing! *120 Build in progress 6/18/08* Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. LFS, PWC, PH RO/DI what in the world? Look here! Pods, algae and more!

07-04-2008, 08:48 AM	#4
land locked Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 194	I think it looks like a gorilla crab and I would get rid of it. Here is a pic. Reefs.org: Where Reefkeeping Begins on the Internet - gorilla crab __________________ 72 gallon bow front, koralia 1 powerhead, approx 30 gallon sump and separate 20 gallon display refugium, Aqua C protein skimmer, Live rubble filteration, 80 # of LR, and a 4 inch sand bed.

07-13-2008, 05:52 PM	#6
mr_X Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: paoli, pa Posts: 69	that's not an acro crab. they have a lighter shell and reddish appendages. i vote for tossing him in the sump. __________________ thanks. Doug

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