Crab on my Green pocillopora same color

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  1. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    I can get a picture but it looks like its getting alge or something off my Green pocillopora and its the same color and tiny. think I should remove it?
     
    leighton1245, Jan 1, 2011
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  2. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    No, it is a commensal crab. It helps keep the coral healthy.
     
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  3. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    oh nice thank you
     
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    Congrats!! Those hitch hikers are awesome - and rare.
     
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  5. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    Ill try to take a picture but he is so small, sweet looks like my first hitch hiker. :)
     
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    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    I am not sure I have ever seen a pic of a green Pocci crab. Please see if you can get a pic. My interest is piqued.
     
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  7. Claic Yuzolt

    Claic Yuzolt Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I would love to see a picture too!
     
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  8. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    I tried to take a picture but all my cameras are crap and cant get close enough and do a macro shot. Its the same color at my pocillo also
     
    leighton1245, Jan 2, 2011
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  9. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    Pic as promised its kinda blurry but if you look in the center of the coral on the left there he is. [​IMG]
     
    leighton1245, Jan 3, 2011
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