Bandit the amazing acro crab.

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  1. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    So Bandit has been living on my blue acro for months, he came in on the piece. Never get a good look at him though, just the waving claws at food time. Turn on the lights this am and Bandit is on the RP. Hmmmm kinda of concerned me because he was running all over looking for cover. Well about 5 minutes later he made it back 3 inches to his blue acropora, made it past the monster clownfish with all limbs still attached. In the pics you can see his little face at the base of the coral.

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  3. 2in10

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    Great picture, congrats on getting it.

    I had one come with my RE ebay wins this week, unfortunately it did not survive the trip.
     
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  4. reefmonkey

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    Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
     
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  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    So you got your stuff already. The package with the acropora ?
    Too bad about the crab though.

    Thanks reefmonkey. :)
     
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    I had the cutest little acro crab on some coral I bought to train my orange spot filefish. I had to give him away because he would nip at their snouts protecting his home.... which they were eating.
     
  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Sorry but that is too funny. Here we are trying our hardest to grow sps and your feeding it to your filefish. Gotta love such a diverse hobby.
     
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    As you can see, they were doing a good job of it! Not a happy acro.

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  10. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Bandit is just a little dude! Nice shots!
     
  11. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Ahhh Incognito :cry:

    Great picture of your bandit.

    Poor poor acropora, hope you got some fat filefish out of it.

    Do the filefish eat the polyps only and leave the tissue or tissue too?
     
  12. Claic Yuzolt

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    Man o man! I want one now! Very cool.