is my pom pom pregnant?

[adam82]

is this an egg sack on the bottom of my pom pom crab?

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[adam82]

anybody?

[reefwizz]

It might be, check if there are tiny "dots" or "bubbles", if there are, it is a good chance it is an egg sack, if not, I wouldn't now what it was

[Ellie N]

It does look like she has a clutch full of eggs underneath her carapace. Pom pom crab eggs are reddish in color. Good luck and I hope you are able to see the larval. stage.

[don103]

Cool...I barely see my pair-lucky if I catch a glimpse of one every couple of weeks.
Don

[adam82]

im sure the larva will be eaten by the fish right???

[LeslieH]

They may be ignored by your fish if they don't eat zooplankton that small. Other animals will eat them & many will get sucked up in your system.

[Butt Fish]

are pom poms reef safe?

[Questionmarc]

i dont think so i think they sting corals

[chrisstie]

The sting of the pom poms anemone which is so tiny I can barely see is negligable. These guys tend to hide in crevaces and come out at night to forage... I consider them reef safe as they do not harm my fish or corals and I have not noticed any trouble with their tiny anemone irritating any of my livestock either.