Carpet and her Crab

[snfkotara]

These 2 look so cute to me.

[Mr Cob]

Very cool. Nice closeup.

[Europhyllia]

That is cool! Does the crab live in there or is it just coincidence

[snfkotara]

yes it does it host the carpet

[hobogato]

great pic sherry, i love those commensal crabs (that would sound horrible if this werent a reef forum )

[snfkotara]

Thanks Ace I needed a laugh

[justahobby]

Great looking nem. I've heard of people having trouble with the crabs stealing food, but I never had trouble with them. Fun to watch them catching food

[bjgf15]

Cool shot.
Be sure to keep an eye on that crab.
It is either Neopetrolisthes maculatus or Neopetrolisthes oshimai, which are generally considered by ecologists to be parasitic when found in anemones because, as was mentioned earlier, they can steal food. Which is generally not too much of a problem in nature because the anemone usually gets more than enough to sustain itself. But if the crab is under fed in an aquarium (or nature) it is common for them to start pulling tentacles off the anemome to supplement the crab's diet. Shouldn't happen with a well fed crab but just something to keep in mind.

[snfkotara]

I been known to overfeed so I hope that in this case both are happily overfed. Thanks for the good info. The Carpet and her Crab live with the damsels from Port A only in their own tank because the Carpet has expensive taste.