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So got a torch coral today and ontop of the coral theres this little white claw that comes out and retracts looks abit like a feather duster but its not here is a pic but its blurry

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Could be a porcelain crab. They have arms with with feather duster like hairs to catch food in the water column.

Could be a porcelain crab. They have arms with with feather duster like hairs to catch food in the water column.
are they harmful to coral?
 

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I got one similar enough to the one you have a week ago, and I didn’t get a free crab. Now I’m ticked.
 

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