Molting or dying?

[clownaround4giggles]

Walked into my room and saw my emerald crab “Austin” in the dying spider pose- he’s still kinda moving his front claws but generally not moving anything else and his apron is just open. I haven’t seen him molt yet and i Don’t think it’s starvation because he’s been eating both bubble algae and the crab pellets I give him on occasion. Have not seen him molt yet tho. Please help! (P.s. the giant bristle worm he lives next to hasn’t tried to kill him yet so I’m leaning towards molting)

 

[clownaround4giggles]

Walked into my room and saw my emerald crab “Austin” in the dying spider pose- he’s still kinda moving his front claws but generally not moving anything else and his apron is just open. I haven’t seen him molt yet and i Don’t think it’s starvation because he’s been eating both bubble algae and the crab pellets I give him on occasion. Have not seen him molt yet tho. Please help! (P.s. the giant bristle worm he lives next to hasn’t tried to kill him yet so I’m leaning towards molting)

Update: just came to mind that he may have been munching on my GSP and green Palys…. Could it be palytoxin?

 

[PapaFishRocks]

Update: just came to mind that he may have been munching on my GSP and green Palys…. Could it be palytoxin?

Karma for eating your corals?

But for real, unable to open the video. So not sure what’s happening.