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My problem is that wetwebmedia says ALL crabs are evil, bad, blah blah... while reefs.org (the top pic & description at: http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/mai.../faq_rock2.htm ) says they are harmless... I can't find any other specific references to this animal, so I'm not sure what to do with it..... I have it in a small separate container right now, but if reefs.org is correct, then I will return him to his home and be happy for the bonus. If wetweb is right..... then I dunno, guess I'll let him take his chances in the aiptasia tank.
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- 08-21-2004, 10:52 PM #1Mayor
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Safe or not... ?
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Does it have a dark stripe across its eyes?
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Yes it does, looks exactly like the lil guy in that pic I linked... Well, except that I can see alot more of mine since he's no longer inside the coral.
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Nevermind, and thanks for looking... I have been searching high and low, and finally found a few more references that sound to me like he is perfectly safe (commensal is the term I crossed most often) ... Anyway, I put him in the tank back with his coral, and he seemed extremely happy. Worst case scenario is I'd have to catch him again, which wasn't very difficult since he wont come off the coral without help, lol.
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The little bandit acropora crab is one of the good ones. There is also a purple acropora crab thats ok to have.
When you get into the hairy, blue eyed ones then thats a different story.120g ecosystem sps/clam tank:
http://berlinmethod.com/suet/
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Like these? Originally Posted by SueT
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Hi Eric,
To misspell the long standing myth of hairy acropora crabs all being bad...
Here's an article that discusses this very subject
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/eb/index.htmKind regards,
Gene.
Images from my previous tank http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/i...on%20reeftank/
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