baby emerald crab?

[jhOU]

I’ve had a single female emerald crab in my coral/invert QT for several months. Just spotted this baby crab. Is it a baby emerald? Or a pest crab I should remove?

 

 

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[AlanM]

In my opinion it's a good guy.  I think it's a trapezia crab.  It lives commensally within acropora and pocillopora.

 

I've always wanted one.

 

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/2914/?pcatid=2914

[AlanM]

Needs to go back with it's host coral, though.  Can't survive outside the coral, I'd guess.

[jhOU]

hmm, found him on the tank bottom, not sure which coral was his home... but i’ll leave him in the QT tank and see if he makes it

 

 

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[gmerek2]

I got plenty of pocillopora if you need any for it