[masterswimmer]

Great heads up fillup. I'm sure I'm not the only one to gain some valuable knowledge on this. Nice extraction BD. You too dee.

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[Awibrandy]

Quote: Originally Posted by KathyC Thanks for the info Phil! Yup, it burries itself deeper if it see's a shadow..I'm thinking that is a good thing for both of us... Flesh? Where? The section where the hole is -- it sticks out about 1/2 inch from the rest of the coral..if that's what you mean by flesh...? I can't do the glue thing since I'm still feeling guilty about gluing those vermited (?) snails..and tweezers..oh no, not me! Warning to the next reefers home I visit.. (You're off the hook on this one Awilda..) I'm going to have this coral with me......

You are to much Kathy!!

I may have the same thing on a piece of favia that some one gave me. Now I gotta go get it out, and it to the sump until my parents go home. Then I can do some closer inspections...

[KathyC]

Quote: Originally Posted by "DevIouS" I was referring to the coral itself. Looks like it's just skeleton.

lol..oops..there is actually a good deal of flesh on there..just doesn't look that way in the pic. It's an orangy color with a bright green in the recessed sections. Have been changing the water in the container a few times a day to keep it healthy til it has...surgery.

A - is your piece in question from a pick up we both did last week in Brooklyn??

[JHOV2324]

I epoxyed some gorilla crabs into live rock before but if you seal the hole wont the crab continue to damage the skeleton/coral...maybe it wud be better to remove it.....the Bronx boys did a good job in getting that sukka out....

[Deanos]

On 2nd thought, if the goal is to be rid of the gall crab, I'd recommend removing it. I wouldn't want the dead crab and eggs rotting away inside the coral.

[Spracklcat]

Wow, great thread everyone. thanks for taking those pics and posting them--I've never seen anything like it before.

What if you shot some kalk paste in the hole first to kill the crab? Or at least slow it down so it's not such a battle to get him out?

[Deanos]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spracklcat What if you shot some kalk paste in the hole first to kill the crab? Or at least slow it down so it's not such a battle to get him out?

Kalk paste may do more instant damage to the inside of the coral than the crab. I used an open paper clip to impale the crab Removal was simple after that

[KathyC]

Happy to report that my Gall Crab is no more...thanks Mike!
Have to say those are really great pics of the crab..that thing was small!


Should I expect the coral to overgrow the hole left by the crab?
Maybe squirt some glue in there just in case an egg or two was left behind?

[Deanos]

Yes, a healthy coral will overgrow the hole left by a gall crab. A shake~n~bake rinse in SW should loosen and remove any eggs left behind.

[KathyC]

Sounds like a plan then! Thanks Dean and Phil!!!