Anyone kept a pom-pom crab?

djheywood · 05-16-2001, 07:55 PM

I want to get one from a LFS out here. They have one in a mini-12 gallon system. It has been in there for several months and seems healthly. They are awesome so I wanted to find out if anyone has any experiences with them?

Thanks,

Brian

Colin · 05-16-2001, 08:06 PM

If you have any fish, or any tank over 10G or so, expect to never see him. They'll hide. I had one in my 10G nano with no fish, and he was out pretty often, but when I transfered him to my 55 I only saw him once. [img]/ubb/frown.gif[/img]

HTH,

--Colin

Neal359 · 05-16-2001, 08:59 PM

a very funny crab but i have the same problm i only see him 1 or 2 times a month at the most and he is in a 55gal

Elmo18 · 05-16-2001, 11:15 PM

I'm curious to see what these guys look like. Does anyone have a handy pic? Thanks,

Ilham

FMarini · 05-17-2001, 08:40 AM

HI:
I've had one of these in the past.
These crabs are called pom-pom crabs cuz they hold little anemomes in their claws(like a cheerleader hold pom-poms), and wave them at would-be threats, also they use the anemones as mops to move around detritus.
Once the anemones die off the crab looks like a little brown striped crab
I'm w/ the gang on this one...they are very hard to find once you add them to the tanl. i did see mine more frequnetly becuz the back of the tank is viewable as well, but the bottomline is they are cool little creatures, act like little crabs, and you'll hardly ever see them
your call
frank

djheywood · 05-17-2001, 08:42 AM

Well the only problem seems to be that they are not seen much, so I picked it up, it was cheap anyway. We'll see how it goes. Thanks!

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05-16-2001, 07:55 PM	#1
djheywood Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: El Segundo, CA Posts: 367	Anyone kept a pom-pom crab? I want to get one from a LFS out here. They have one in a mini-12 gallon system. It has been in there for several months and seems healthly. They are awesome so I wanted to find out if anyone has any experiences with them? Thanks, Brian

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05-16-2001, 08:06 PM	#2
Colin Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Edmond, OK USA Posts: 35	If you have any fish, or any tank over 10G or so, expect to never see him. They'll hide. I had one in my 10G nano with no fish, and he was out pretty often, but when I transfered him to my 55 I only saw him once. [img]/ubb/frown.gif[/img] HTH, --Colin

05-16-2001, 08:59 PM	#3
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	a very funny crab but i have the same problm i only see him 1 or 2 times a month at the most and he is in a 55gal

05-16-2001, 11:15 PM	#4
Elmo18 Governor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,514	I'm curious to see what these guys look like. Does anyone have a handy pic? Thanks, Ilham

05-17-2001, 08:40 AM	#5
FMarini Citizen Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 179	HI: I've had one of these in the past. These crabs are called pom-pom crabs cuz they hold little anemomes in their claws(like a cheerleader hold pom-poms), and wave them at would-be threats, also they use the anemones as mops to move around detritus. Once the anemones die off the crab looks like a little brown striped crab I'm w/ the gang on this one...they are very hard to find once you add them to the tanl. i did see mine more frequnetly becuz the back of the tank is viewable as well, but the bottomline is they are cool little creatures, act like little crabs, and you'll hardly ever see them your call frank

05-17-2001, 08:42 AM	#6
djheywood Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: El Segundo, CA Posts: 367	Well the only problem seems to be that they are not seen much, so I picked it up, it was cheap anyway. We'll see how it goes. Thanks! ------------------ http://www.ssaland.com/reefpages/reefhome.htm

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