Hermit with anenomes

[ryeomans]

I have a huge hermit crab (around 2'" long) with two anenomes on his shell. I have two questions....what type of anenomes are these likely to be? They seem extremely hardy - getting burried in sand, squashed between the shell and the aquarium glass, and scraped along the rock whenever the crab crawls into one of the caves. I've had this combo for 3 months now, and the anenomes are looking very healthy and growing at a pretty fast rate.
Second question - my crab has changed shells 3 or 4 times since I've had him, and he always takes the anenomes with him, I've never seen this happen but I'd love to know how this occurs. Does the crab move them over to the new shell, or does he just sit there and wait for them to move themselves?
Any answers or more information on this curious combination would be greatly appreciated.

 

[donkeykong]

I have read about this crab. It is a specail crab but I can not remember there name. When they change shells they will pest the anenome untill it lets go of the old shell and place it on its new shell. This is a form of protection for the crab. and the anenome gets food from the crabs leftovers.
Never heard of it actually happening. Congratulations.