So I bought some new live rock today and had a crab sneak home that I can't identify. I managed to catch him and put him in my quarantine tank to keep him away from everything else until I can figure out what he is. This is my first attempt to put a picture in a post, but can anyone tell me what this is? His body is about dime sized.
Crab Identification
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Ziggy953
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I moved your thread to the identification forum.
It looks to me like a pom pom crab to me.
Lybia tesselata
It looks to me like a pom pom crab to me.
Lybia tesselata
Ziggy953
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They are reef safe and an awesome little hitch hiker!!!
Fluff
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Ziggy is right on! What an awesome hitchhiker. 
Awesome, thanks guys. I just did some quick reading on the little guy and I'm excited. Right now I have him in my 12g with a piece of live rock to hide in. I'm skeptical about putting him into my 75g. My fish all ignore my inverts but I also have three emerald crabs, some hermits, peppermint shrimp and a pair of fire shrimp. Do you think he'd make it in there, or should he be a permanent resident of my 12g? He doesn't have any anemone to defend himself with but there is quite a bit of live rock to hide in, but enough I may never spot him again.
Fluff
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Personally, I would think his chances aren't so good against the emeralds once they get larger. I'd keep him in the nano. JMO
DJLiquid
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Keep him in the nano. You can enjoy him more in a smaller tank.
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