Weird hitch hiking crab I found

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  1. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Video quality not so great as I had to zoom in with my phone.
    Saw this crab the other night.
    Noticed it when I saw some zoanthids moving.
    Does anyone know what kind it is?
     
    Siddique, Dec 24, 2014
    Siddique, Dec 24, 2014
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  2. chris adams

    chris adams Purple Tang

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    video so hard to see but look up decorator crab and images.

    Part of the superfamily Majoidea (not all of which are decorators)
     
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  3. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Hard to tell, but I would move him to the refugium anyway. He will most like pick coral to decorate his back more. He looks cool though.
     
    stepho, Dec 24, 2014
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  4. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    I had a feeling that he wasn't reef safe.
    And such a fitting name indeed.
    I will move him when I see him again.
    Thanks
     
    Siddique, Dec 24, 2014
    Siddique, Dec 24, 2014
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