Sps Crab or not???

[bollie]

all my colonies has beautifull looking crabs,blue,pink,purple,white etc but my green millepora came with this brown crab,it indeed looked odd as most SPS crabs match hosts colour...untill i notice a white patch and caught this bugger ripping out polyp by polyp and eating it

now,without any cruelty intended, do i flush him??? his obviously nt good for my tank,anyone want it and an id will be appreciated as i will know for nextime

much thanks

 

[carlosdeandrade]

sump it!

 

[irie ivan]

Their beuatiful blue eyes are just there to seduce you into not flushing them...
Facultative corralivore... Their appetite for acroporids is ferocious!

 

[carlosdeandrade]

Look into my eyes.........

 

[Ayoob]

Dude those actually feed on your acros tissue, i would have it removed. Mine had eating a good amount so i put it in sump. From what i know and see the bandit crabs are safe.

 

[bollie]

Their beuatiful blue eyes are just there to seduce you into not flushing them...
Facultative corralivore... Their appetite for acroporids is ferocious!

Thanks Ivan ... .... I thort it was just a regular gorilla with an appetite for sps

 

[bollie]

Dude those actually feed on your acros tissue, i would have it removed. Mine had eating a good amount so i put it in sump. From what i know and see the bandit crabs are safe.

That's exactly what it was doin, yeah I have bandits and purple and pink lol.... My 1 colony of birdsnest has 2 pink crabs and I have fun watching them chase one another in and arnd colony all day and best is, nothing goes near the sps, they come to surface and stand ready to attack

 

[LouiseS]

I'd sump it (0r give it to @Perky pets superstore - thanks again David. You do know I will be checking up on mine regularly don't you??)

 

[roderigo]

No not an sps crab

 

[LouiseS]

unfortunately......