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Scientific name - Camposcia retusa
Family – Majidae
Common name – Decorator, Camposcia Decorator Crab
Max Size – 4 in (10 cm)
Range: Indo-Pacific
Care Level – Easy
Temperament – Semi-aggressive
Foods and feeding – This crab will scavenge food from the aquarium but should also be fed meaty foods
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Aquarium suitability -
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – The crab decorates its self with inverts, corals, shells and other things it finds in the aquarium as a from of camouflage. This can harm small corals, but in a large reef system this will spread the corals. It hunts at night, and as an opportunistic hunter it might eat small fish. Crabs are extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper and small amounts will kill them
Family – Majidae
Common name – Decorator, Camposcia Decorator Crab
Max Size – 4 in (10 cm)
Range: Indo-Pacific
Care Level – Easy
Temperament – Semi-aggressive
Foods and feeding – This crab will scavenge food from the aquarium but should also be fed meaty foods
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Aquarium suitability -
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – The crab decorates its self with inverts, corals, shells and other things it finds in the aquarium as a from of camouflage. This can harm small corals, but in a large reef system this will spread the corals. It hunts at night, and as an opportunistic hunter it might eat small fish. Crabs are extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper and small amounts will kill them
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