Emerald crab

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by mirandacollc, Nov 20, 2009.

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  1. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    So all along I thought these were reef safe????? Three days in a row I found this guy in one or the other corals. This am it was trapped in the birdsnest. So since it runs eveytime I turn the lights on today I caught is. its now in my refugium. Has anyone else had a rouge emerald?
     
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  3. Jim522

    Jim522 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    My emerald will crawl all over my corals but has never actually hurt anything.
     
  4. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    All my crabs like out hang out in my corals. They don't hurt anything though.
     
  5. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    I did not see that it was harming anything but I was nervous that it was in and around them daily. If this is common for them I will send him back into the tanks to keep up his job.
     
  6. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Yup, mine crawls on them, but has never hurt them in anyway.