At Fanfare, Mia and I spotted a float at the top of one of the fingers labeled "Porcelain Crab." At the flat was a marvelous carpet anemone with a few clownfish and many juvenile domino damsels in it. After searching for several minutes, we spotted a beautiful porcelain crab just under the anemone's, sitting perfectly still with claws crossed. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to load a CF card into my camera, so I was unable to get a photograph. During the second dive, the crab had moved, but I was able to find a second, juvenile crab in the anemone, which I managed to shoot once before it hid. Luckily, the larger one (less than an inch across) was out at night feeding, using its rake-like arms to scoop little critters close to his mouth.

Juvenile porcelain crab with anemone, at Fanfare

Feeding porcelain crab and domino damsels in carpet anemone, at Fanfare (night)

Feeding porcelain crab and domino damsels in carpet anemone, at Fanfare (night)

Porcelain crab in carpet anemone, at Fanfare (night)

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