Crab on Acropora?

[Nano0424]

At first I thought it was something growing on my Acropora but all of sudden it was moving around the coral. It has the same appearance as a crab.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I can't tell from your picture...too fuzzy, but google "acro crabs" and see if it's that. If acro crabs, no problem. If it's "hairy," than with caution.

 

[Nano0424]

It has a hairy appearance. What's the caution?

 

[Mrfresh]

Fuzzy crabs eat acro... So pull that out and dip the coral if u can while its dipped try and get him out fasted so that way the coral doesn't have to stay in the dip that long. The dip stresses corals out...

 

[Nano0424]

Dip?

 

[Silkyslim]

Google Bayer advanced dip.

 

[Reef Pets]

You can get it out with tweezers

 

[Mike J.]

I haven't identified any commensal crabs that are hairy. Crab Hitch Hikers

 

[terminallance]

Looks like a gorilla crap, they are bad for acros and will pick at their polyps I'd get it out

 

[Nano0424]

Bam! Thanks guys! He wasn't too difficult to get out, Thank God!