Emerald Crab Extreme Close up Eating #shorts #aquarium #aquariumhobby #aquariumfish #seacreatures

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An exterme close-up of an Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus), also called the Emerald Crab, as it eats algae from the rocks. You can see the mouth parts of the Emerald Crab moving as it eats. As long as these crabs are kept well-fed they can be reef safe. I have two in my 60 gallon cube reef tank. They will eat algae and detritus, but if they get hungry and these are not readily available, then they can pose a danger to corals, inverts, and small fish. In addition to the fine algae on the rocks, my saltwater tanks has the macro algae: Green Sea Lettuce and Chaeto. The Mithrax or Emerald Crab generally hides during the bright daylight (my lights are a timer simulating the natural day/ night cycle), and come out mostly during the dawn, dusk, and overnight hours. This video was taken in the blue/red tinted reduced light of the evening. I love the detail showing how the Emerald Crab forcefully scrapes the rocks for small algae and then brings each clawful to its mouth.
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