Porcelain crab and BTA

[dvgyfresh]

Hi all ,

I recently bought a porcelain crab and it laid claim to my CSB. I am not sure if I should remove the crab ; reasons the anemone is a lot smaller now, won’t fully open up, crab sits in it all day and maybe it is bothering it?

Pre crab and post crab pics.
Nem is noticeably smaller , additionally never fully expands anymore

 

[lapin]

Give it back to the lfs

 

[dvgyfresh]

Give it back to the lfs

Thinking I will, I would not care if it chose an RBTA but it had to choose the premium member lol

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Personally I've given up on porcelain crabs, I find they are just too affectionate and it bothers the anemone IME

 

[dvgyfresh]

Personally I've given up on porcelain crabs, I find they are just too affectionate and it bothers the anemone IME

Ye he is constantly on it, like feet on mouth and I think the nem is not liking it, I’ll either try to get him to switch anemones? Or back to LFS

 

[billysprout]

you won’t get it off the nem without damaging both

 

[dvgyfresh]

you won’t get it off the nem without damaging both

Already got him gone lol I lured him with mysis - I hand feed all nems using a baster so it was familiar with it

 

[Ocellaris123]

I personally enjoy anemone crabs, large carpets seem to be less irritated by them ime.

Here is mine in my large sunburst. I have a pair in the tank