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porcelain crabs

ThatGuy

ThatGuy

Will Porcelain crabs host a RBTA? I ordered 2 for the new tank, but only have the RBTA in there not the minimax(yet) or will they disappear in the rockwork with nothing to host?
 
jgraz

jgraz

I never heard of porcelain crabs hosting anything. They live in and under rocks and crevices. They usually filter the water for food
 
ThatGuy

ThatGuy

"Porcelain Crab is also commonly known as Anemone Crab and Porcelain Anemone Crab"

"•The Neopetrolisthes species shares a symbiotic relationship with Anemones and lives in their tentacles. The pair of Porcelain Crab gets shelter in the tentacles of Anemones in the exchange of the food it supplies to its host"

Google Image also show's them hosting short tenticle anemone's.
 
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ReeferNets

If you have clowns that host, they may battle it out. These crabs can also stress an anemone out if its not a very large anemone.
 
jgraz

jgraz

The ones I have I never see. They went right for the rocks when I put them in and done. Those and the Pom Poms.
 
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ReeferNets

Boxer crabs will become more visable if you feed them via a pair of tongs or baster. Very shy animals at first.

Porceline crabs will def host your BTA, but unfortunately we are all talking about two different crabs

One host anemones and one is a rock dwelling crab

Neopetrolisthes ohshimai will host anemones and is found in the pacific and indo, phillipines
This one is more white and spotted

Petrolisthes galathinus is a caribean crab that might host an anemone but it more associated with rock work. This one is much darker
 
MatteZ

MatteZ

When you add them to the tank just drop them on the nem. I have one that shares a RBTA with my GSMC. They don't fight over it they live happily together
 
ThatGuy

ThatGuy

ReeferNets said:
Boxer crabs will become more visable if you feed them via a pair of tongs or baster. Very shy animals at first.

Porceline crabs will def host your BTA, but unfortunately we are all talking about two different crabs

One host anemones and one is a rock dwelling crab

Neopetrolisthes ohshimai will host anemones and is found in the pacific and indo, phillipines
This one is more white and spotted

Petrolisthes galathinus is a caribean crab that might host an anemone but it more associated with rock work. This one is much darker
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Well either way they are $5 each so I cant go wrong.
 
NikkiT

NikkiT

We have a bunch of the rock dwelling porceline crabs. We have at least six of them, and we do actually see them. We got them in 2011 at Trop.
 
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