this crab cought a ride on my new polyps

[copi]

Found this guy clinging to the underside of some polyps I brought home today. Green with "hairy" looking legs...

 

[Fluff]

Looks like an emerald crab. Generally an algae consumer. Nice hitchhiker. lol

 

[copi]

Looks like an emerald crab.

That's what I thought. Thanks!

 

[ellisz]

Just watch him when he gets bigger. I had a so called Emerald wipe out a xenia colony.

 

[SeriousDude5]

Emerald crab I had to pay for mine NO FAIR!

 

[Robinett10]

I thought emerald crabs were supposed to be reef safe? I have never heard of any emerald crabs "munching" on corals. Have other people had problems with emerald crabs?

 

[AquaReefer]

I have 5 Emeralds in my reef tank and I have like 7 different colonies of Xenia. I never see them picking at them.

 

[Scottm]

I've never seen one with hairy legs.

 

[oyf709]

I thought emerald crabs always have hairy legs....
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