Hermit crab living in live rock?

[ocyoo]

Hello, this is my first post on this web site and I hope to get a quit awnser!

Recently, while curing my live rock, I found a hermit crab looking like creature stiking it's head out of one of the holes in the rock. Can anyone tell me if this is a parasite or an agressif crab? Thank you!

 

[texasmetal]

Looks like maybe it took refuge after molting and got stuck in a hole without another shell to change into.

 

[keri]

Aww!!
Give him a couple of shells to try out for size, poor guy.

 

[nw2salt08]

He's Nakie!!! He needs a shell. lol