Hitchhiker ID? - pulled from frag tank

[swffan]

I just yanked this guy out of the frag tank. What is it?

 

Pictures are from a cell so not the best and I'm sure user error played a role

 

 

 

[jimlin]

look like some kind of pod to me.

[Incredible Corals]

Hard to tell but maybe a squat lobster? Bring it over to me and my tusk will eat it in two seconds He loves those nasty hitch hikers.

[DaveS]

Zoa eating spider??

[flooddc]

looks like some kind of crab! anemone crab?

[Incredible Corals]

Does the tail tuck under the body? I can't tell from the pic.

[swffan]

Does the tail tuck under the body? I can't tell from the pic.

 

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[Prunfarm]

I think it's a teeny hermit crab. Looking at pics, it appears that squat lobsters have eight 'visible' legs. Hermits appear to have six 'visible'. It also looks like the body is curled under itself in a curly q fashion. I would try to find a tiny shell, and see if it hops in. Now if it is a hermit crab, you would have no idea if it is a reef safe one until its an adult.

[zygote2k]

hermit outside of the shell.

[Steve175]

Yep: Offer that little dude of couple of shells to chose from and put him back in.

[swffan]

He became part of the life cycle in the FO tank aka Trigger snack.