can a crab climb an acro?

[twilliard]

OK this is starting to get on my nerves.
SOMETHING in my tank is eating the tips of my acros and leaving a nice spiral path from the tip down. Having dinner on the way.

Here is a nice blurry pic of my latest tip loss.

Sorry for the picture, I dont have a camera with micro lens (YET)

Can a crab climb stalks of acros? There is no fish in my tank that will do this. I do have 3 HUGE emerald crabs.
The reason I ask about a crab is because the rock that my anemone cam on had a cool little crab in it. I left it, it was small and cute.
Does this look like crab damage?
Thanks RF peoples!

 

[fly guy]

Cant tell much from the pic, but im a believer that if it isnt a good acrocrab, or if it isnt a emerald or other crab with little discs on their claws designed for picking algae, it doesnt belong in my reefs.

I have had crabs climb up and eat towards the tips of acros before.

 

[twilliard]

Well if it is a crab its going to die tonight.. for sure, history
stake out with my flashlight all night if I have to.

 

[dragoneggs]

Well if it is a crab its going to die tonight.. for sure, history
stake out with my flashlight all night if I have to.

Do you put a red filter on your flashlight?

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Steven11 just pulled two acro eating peppermint shrimp out of his reef! Was amazing but he caught them doing it "red clawed"

 

[twilliard]

ya I have a red LED flashlight.

So far this day has turned to CRAP!!!
Tang has Ick
Found red bug on my oregon tort
a critter eating the tips of my acros!
Will it ever end!!!!!!!!!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Well, you could always find Monti-eating nudis

 

[twilliard]

LOL that would cap the day!