The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

[shilala]

Originally Posted by SteveH

Not that I was aware of ? Granted.....If you have softies that you like where they are; then the decorator isn't for you.....However its my understanding that they don't feed on the corals; only use them for decoration.
I'll keep an eye on him. Worse comes to worse my sump is large enough to keep him in...Im sure he'll enjoy all the oddities down there.

I looked into them cause I thought they were cool. They'll tear off a chunk of anything to stick on themselves, and just keep at it constantly. I guess they can dessimate a small reef. Bummed me out cause I wanted one, too.
Will you please let us know how it goes?

I just remembered where I read about them. I have a book called "The top 101 marine invertebrates" (I just ran up and got it). It adds 33 species you should definately avoid. Decorator crabs were the #12 worst. They not only decorate themselves with all your stuff, but they are also predatory on other inverts.
There's a real good chance he'll eat your mated shrimp real quick, so be super careful, my brother.
Maybe throw him in the sump right from the get-go and give him some stuff he can decorate with?
I'm glad I dragged the book out. We just carried home a longspined sea urchin the other day. It's not only venemous, but the 33rd worst critter to keep in a reef. How are we doin, my friend?