I bought a Brain Maze coral with a hole in it not to long ago. I did wonder why the hole but never thought it was home to a hitchhiker. The other night i noticed the coral sliming. Wondering why all the fuss, i took a closer look and saw a tick size crab gathering the mucus from the coral. I immediately took the coral out and was able to get the crab. After taking photos and posting on other sites and doing more research i found it to be a gull crab. The gull crab is a crab that will burrow in lps and use the coral for protection and home. Heres a link to some of the forums i read and some pics i took, so everyone can be more aware about this lil booger. http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...gall-crab.html
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