One came with this new acro i got. Just wondering what is the care requirments sutch as feeding. And what is the symbolic relationship. The acro he is on is a small frag but he dose not leave it. Same with the other acro crabs at the store. They never leave them. Y
The crab will keep the acro clean and protect it from potential predators, and the acro will house the crab. I used to have one (see the POTM gallery for Sebastian, a proud former POTM winner!). They rarely, if ever, leave their coral.
I will try and find your pic. Thanks for the help but a few last things is does the crab agrovate the coral and will the acro crab ever leave the acro to live in another near by acro. And do they reproduce in captivity.
Strange bwcause there were alot of them at the lfs and they were positive they were acro crabs. Also the one i have now moved to a diffrent acro colony
Keep a close eye on it. Watch your polyps closely to be sure that it doesn't pick at them, the polyps should continue to come out even where the crabs hangs out. I have never had good luck with any crabs that have hairy legs.
There are good acro crabs that are beneficial which have smooth legs then the acro crabs that have hairy legs which actually feed off the coral instead of cleaning it.