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jlneng

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Please excuse the picture quality, I just received a blue acro with a pair of crabs in it. Can anyone please ID same...THANKS!
 

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Anonymous

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A little tough to make anything out from that picture, but since you have a pair I'd venture to say they're a member of the Family: Trapeziidae and very possibly of the Genus: Tetralia since they're hosting in an Acropora spp. They are harmless herbivores.

Regards,
David Mohr
 

FragMaster

Advanced Reefer
The crabs are more than likely porcelain crabs (harmless).
THe acro in the pic look like a valaida sp. sort of creamish white all over with purple blue tips that look sort of tri color oil slickish right?
 

jlneng

Experienced Reefer
Crabs are white body and claws with a dark stripe across their forehead. Acropora is light blue with darker tips. It is under 250W of HQI 10,000K illumination in a 30g Bowfront. It has really gained color since introduction. Its only neighbors are a Coral banded shrimp and 2 4" Tridacna Crocea clams. All are happy. I am really happy with the mix of color & wildlife.
 

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