Acro Crabs

reefpeeper · Jan 31, 2009

Does Anybody Know If These Crabs Eat Red Bugs?

Tomasz · Jan 31, 2009

No, they will eat or damage your acros.

TyreeUM · Jan 31, 2009

since when? I always left the masked crabs in my acros-they never hurt them one bit...crabs in general seem to be questionable at best but I never had one issue with those crabs that live in the acros-mine were usually white with band on their face-and I have no idea on the red bugs though

gflat65 · Jan 31, 2009

Acro crabs won't hurt your acros. If you've got an acro crab wannabe, it might. ID'ing the crab is the first step to making sure it is a good one or a bad one (they can look a lot a like).

talon4x4 · Jan 31, 2009

I believe a 6-line wrasse will eat red bugs.

Tomasz · Jan 31, 2009

gflat65 said:
Acro crabs won't hurt your acros. If you've got an acro crab wannabe, it might. ID'ing the crab is the first step to making sure it is a good one or a bad one (they can look a lot a like).

I do agree with you on ID'ing them, but here are hundreds of them out there and to ID them is almost imposible sometimes. So to be on the safe side I always take them out of the tank.

ReefRunner · Jan 31, 2009

I have an acro crab in an acropora deswali. It was in the coral when I purchased it about a year ago. Both the coral and the crab are just fine.

Robin

reefpeeper · Jan 31, 2009

talon4x4 said:
I believe a 6-line wrasse will eat red bugs.

does anybody elae know if a six line wrasse eats these red bugs. i see a few on my acro and do not want to intercept the tank and kill all inverts.

reefboy · Jan 31, 2009

only thing that will work to totally get rid of them is interceptor can you pull them and treat in a separate tank? as far as crabs most are beneficial to there host or at least don't hurt them but watch out for blue eye fuzzy teddy bear crabs.

reefpeeper · Jan 31, 2009

reefboy said:
only thing that will work to totally get rid of them is interceptor can you pull them and treat in a separate tank? as far as crabs most are beneficial to there host or at least don't hurt them but watch out for blue eye fuzzy teddy bear crabs.

I HEARD IF YOU TREAT IN SEPARATE TANK THERE CAN STILL BE SOME IN MAIN SYSTEM AND WILL JUST GET BACK ON THE ACROS

aquarius77 · Jan 31, 2009

Fish will not cure a redbug problem. Seeing a few bugs means you will be seein many more in the near future if you dont do something about it. Interceptor in tank is the only thing that works.