scratch and dent corals at House of Fins in Grenwich

[Craig]

I've often drooled at the stock at House of Fins in Greenwich, but then the drool is replaced by vomit when I got proce quotes. I have become a semi regular window shopper at the store.

I was in there today and apparently they got a large shipment of acro colonies that had partially browned out. They are about the size of a large fist. The colonies are being sold for $30 a piece. I couldn't pass on the chance to have such a substantial piece at such a low price.

I picked out a nice piece that is brown at the moment, although I see shades of purple and green under a flashlight. After an hour in my QT tank I suddenly saw a few tiny crabs within the branches. An hour later and one metal spike later the crabs are gone.

Moral of the story, if you have what it take to kill a few hitchikers and nurse a browned out acros to health, then take a ride over to HOF for a great deal.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

did u check for any worms on it as well.... :scratch:

 

[Craig]

I gave it a nice iodine dip before placing into QT tank. I saw a few bugs fall off from the iodine dip. No idea what they were. The iodine was so strong that all i could see were yellow lines with legs.

I've got the acro lifted on a smallpiece of eggcrate, so if i see anything drop off in the next few days I'll attack with vengance.

Since I bought the acro in rather rough shape, i'm expecting more invaders to pop out.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thats why i asked... good thinking of dipping it...

 

[noodleman]

lol the acro crabs never done anything to you :sgrin:

 

[Craig]

they were born....that was all the excuse i needed :sgrin:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

take a pic we might be able to identify it

 

[noodleman]

bag them up and send them here, acro crabs are cool

 

[Craig]

hitchhikers are long since flushed, but here's the colony.

 

[Deanos]

Most acro crabs are beneficial inverts. I think you have read the wrong moral of the story. More on acro crabs. Many reefers buy acro crabs to help protect their colonies.

 

[SlamaJama]

craig, im feeling like ur avatar after i read ur posts...dood, uhhhgg, i cant wait to c if a colony has acro crabs, they clean and maintain the acro from food particles to algea, im sorry, but i take pride in knowing my acros r protected. me being a sps noob and all..
we live and learn...gl sounds like a nice find

 

[Craig]

the crabs in the acros were much darker and hairier than the one in the pics in the links.

 

[kimoyo]

If it really was an acro crab you should've taken it out then done the dip. I've seen acro crabs on imported acro colonies a few times and they look pretty cool. But I've also seen enough imports with a bunch of color that if I got a browned out one I would have also dipped and then qt'd it, for like a month :lol2:. Maybe do a couple of dips before it goes in the display. Goodjob on that one but its not worth the risk, imo.