Reef Discussion

[Kharn]

Hello all

thought I'd post this pic of a hitchhiker that came in on a batch of corals I got, I just noticed it then when I was looking at the zoa's from a few feet away and saw this little red/orange thing on them not there before.

Little baby 5c coin sized Porcelain Crab

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I hope it will be alright but I suspect different....a nice & surprise addition

 

[Kharn]

EDIT: ..........

R.I.P lil porcelain crab I must admit it was virtually inevitable still I had my hopes up, I noticed just then that the crab was no longer on that patch of Zoa's so I started to look for it in the tank with my torch....my last checking place was Zuzu's den and sure enough as soon as I flashed the light in there I saw Zuzu with his greedy little claws around one of the crabs claws...

Lesson learnt that little thing looked so cute too but I literally had NO WHERE to place him since ALL my tanks have a mantis in them can only hope it was quick but can rest easy that his nutrients went to a good cause for a very rare species of mantis to further its own life.

 

[MagicJ]

The laws of nature I am afraid :(

 

[Kharn]

The laws of nature I am afraid :(

Yep ah well it was nice while it was there :(