• interesting little crab.

  • Stephen

Friends, last night I approached the reef with a flashlight and saw a shaggy creature crawling, holding a piece of torn calcareous in its paw. I caught it, took some photos, and released it back. Then I wondered if it was harmful, as I don't know what kind of creature it is, a dwarf. Maybe someone has encountered such a creature in their reef and knows its name; it's not big, about the size of a coin. Thank you.

Emily3506

Little monster! But interesting!

Jacqueline6670

They say that hairy ones are predators. I have a few living in the soft area, I don't pay much attention to them.

James1625

Hmm, it's crawling, sharpening the keyboard... Is it harmful? P.S. Any question partially consists of the answer.

Susan1358

According to some recent data, this fish is more of a commensal than a predator. In Chișinău, an acquaintance who is an aquarist was trading them and speaks positively about them; he had them for a small coin-sized one. As for the exact name, I don't know it yet, but it seems to be a fuzzy-legged dwarf reef fish.

David

You asked yourself and answered yourself.

John1464

I wouldn't have known myself if they hadn't called and told me at least roughly, because there are many sailors, but few have knowledge like mine (if everyone is silent, it means they either don't know or don't want to waste time on such trivial matters).

Melinda

IMO... I try to catch all the sheep from the aquarium, as you can expect nothing in the best case, and harm in the worst.

Eric8832

Maybe, maybe I’m afraid of them myself, especially that shaggy little dwarf. I already regret letting him back into the reef; I should have put that little thief in the fish tank. But the question in my mind is why he had a piece of clavularia in his paw, three little branches. Did he find it or cut it off? Maybe he’s nibbling on it little by little. That’s the question. Or maybe he’s helping to spread corals on the reef. I really don’t know what to think. Yes, the reef is powerful, an eternal mystery and an indescribable sight.

Martin3206

Cool, it's good that they let him go, let him run around. What would you want from him? To bring you slippers or give you milk?

Jacqueline5976

Why are you picking on that poor guy? (Well, let him trim that mullet... he's alive and fluffy.)

Daniel

Well, I don't know... I have an illegal resident, though he's bald, with a body the size of five kopecks. He eats thread. When I admire my dendro at night, he constantly delights me in my field of vision, running around and trimming. Everyone is already asleep, but this glutton is always visible on the upper fields of J.K. (living stones). On the contrary, I want to get a couple more like him so that there's someone to watch at night too. He eats so funny, almost slurping. I also discovered a star about five centimeters in diameter, but it only comes out late at night. I don't understand why it's in the sump; it's dark and scary without night diodes. They won't eat much anyway.

Robert1845

your - young Pilumnus hirtellus, Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Brachyura Section: Eubrachyura Subsection: Heterotremata Superfamily: Pilumnoidea here's the classifier, Lesha, take a look yourself too

Jason

You don't understand until there is no noticeable harm. For us, "feeding" the urchin turned out to be too expensive... I'm attaching a photo of my little bandit bear cub. At first, we admired him... then we didn't know how to catch him... He has accounted for 10-11 strombus snails... and not only that, despite my attempts to feed him separately to prevent mischief. My patience ran out after the last attempt to introduce two new strombus snails into the aquarium. One of them hadn't even landed on the sand before it was grabbed by the bear cub, and during the attempt to drag it to its den, we "attacked" it, and the strombus was saved. So it's time to part ways with these little beauties!

Marie5735

Indeed, a little bear... Well, if he's such a bandit, then yes. But my bald one hasn't done anything bad to anyone. Probably only bandits like you cause trouble. Off-topic: A true intellectual is clean-shaven and tidy. Wishes no harm to anyone!

Shane

By the way, Pilumnus hirtellus inhabits the Black Sea.

Rachel

I recently filmed my urchin at night, and it also came from J.K. (live rocks), living for about 4 months. I noticed that it feeds on encrustations. There was another one (furry), but I caught that one and threw it away, while I can't bring myself to do that with this one, even though I see it often. So far, it hasn't caused any harm; the strombus are intact, the corals are untouched, and the brittle star is also undamaged. It's hard to tell what it is from the video since I filmed it at night under infrared light, so there’s no color. Otherwise, it is blue.

Sara

Today, out of pity, I lost a white fish, having warmed a little snake on my chest. The crab was caught immediately; I found it red-handed near the remains of the fish. Now I regret not listening to the wise advice right away. If only I had a sump, but for now, may it rest in peace, though it still sits in a liter aquarium (it's a shame to throw it away). Maybe someone from Luhansk will take it in.

James1625

Shelter

Craig7302

As far as I can tell (the video doesn't open) - this is the shrimp Saron marmoratus. If it arrived as an illegal catch - it's a rare luck. Usually, they are sold for money. It is absolutely safe for the reef.

John3335

Re-uploaded, didn't check it right away, there were no failures before. I bought Sharon, such illegal immigrants are welcome, but where to find them?

Gabrielle5053

The video started. It's quite unclear. If only it were complete and in motion.

Lisa

I will raise the topic of a new non-legal find. Last night, I accidentally discovered a shaggy companion among the rocks, quickly extracted it from the reef before it washed away, and settled it in the tank. I should note that the last time I bought live rocks was last year at the end of summer. I hadn't seen it before. Here are a couple of photos of the unshaven creature. I had caught one before, but it was darker and didn't have any black on the claws. I'm curious about what kind of creature this is and how it relates to the reef. Maybe someone has similar ones?

Diana7891

I met one like that. At first, it was small and funny. In six months, it grew into a shaggy monster and crushed all the shrimp. I barely got rid of it.

Brianna

They are probably either the first or the second; there is no exact definition. They feed on the slime of corals, and some say they eat dying or sick corals. Or this one. Aetis eat more algae, sponges, and nibble on zoanthids and even small anemones. So it's better to keep these hairy ones in the sump since they came to us with live rock. As Yarik says, they hunt shrimp (which I have no doubt about), but I will check his abilities. I will throw him enough polyps of different sizes and observe the unshaven one for a week.

Rachel9060

I'm telling you, while he's small, everything is fine. Right now he won't touch the shrimp. But once he grows to the size of a ruble coin, then it will all begin.

Amber

I'm updating the topic. Here is a find from January among the new aquarium (live stones) - a hidden creature that I released into the sump in the compartment where it was forgotten by me until today. I was cleaning today and found it alive, its size has remained the same, and I have no idea what it was eating. I returned it back, let it live. I'm posting photos. Maybe someone has encountered such a creature, what kind of creature is this?

Alexandra

It seems your Actaeodes tomentosus.

Monica

I have one living like that. Also in SAMP. I identified it as one of the "constructors" that use fragments of SPSs to arrange their lairs - it really loves to carry small pebbles and such. It was deported when it was caught stealing a ricordei with a pebble... I think it wouldn't mind crunching on something soft either. Fortunately, it's quite slow, I caught it by hand without much effort.

Julie3950

As many people, so many opinions... And for me, for many years now, the most beloved, the most important, and the most interesting inhabitants of the aquarium are...

Daniel8015

I already have 4 in my collection. 1 shaggy, 2 pink, and I can't catch one more...))

Chad9037

Guys, sorry for the off-topic, but where did you buy the J.K. (living stones) with such ami? Can you share a link?

Brandy1134

I have personally answered your question at least 5 times in different threads!