Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
Photo: B. P. White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Inachidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ with caution (decorates itself with pieces of coral and sponge)
Notes: It covers itself with sponges, algae, and small pieces of coral as camouflage. Fascinating, but it may pull off polyps.
