Got this hitchhiker in a monti frag

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I can't tell if this is a gorilla crab or an emerald. It's got green pincers but does have what looks like hair. Can anyone ID it?

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What color are the tips of the pincers? What is the origin, is it a matriculated Montipora or a frag from a LFS maybe trying to get rid of algae?
I can’t be certain from the pics it is an emerald, but I have been wrong many times, just ask my wife
 

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Looks like a smaller version of the emerald crabs in my tank
 
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What color are the tips of the pincers? What is the origin, is it a matriculated Montipora or a frag from a LFS maybe trying to get rid of algae?
I can’t be certain from the pics it is an emerald, but I have been wrong many times, just ask my wife
Tips are green. This came in a batch of coral from Top Shelf Aquatics. Thanks for taking a look!
 

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