Caranguejos das Acroporas ajudam o coral a combater doenças

[Pedro Gomes]

Caranguejos das Acroporas ajudam o coral a combater doenças

Coral crabs aid ailing corals, combat disease

We as aquarists have always believed that coral crabs are mostly positive in their interactions with stony corals. The colorful smooth shelled ones are pretty and probably keep Tegastes and acro eating flatworms at bay, and we know that they can also reduce the impacts of those stupid, pesky vermetid snails. However when it comes to the hairy brown “Gorilla Crabs” as they are sometimes called, we like to spear, crush, remove and otherwise “off” these little beasties as soon as we spot them in our acros.

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