Emerald crab Question
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Topic: Emerald crab Question
Posted By: xlr8r
Subject: Emerald crab Question
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 1:59pm
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Will an emerald crab eat my cheato in my display? ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
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Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 2:40pm
| Maybe, Cheato is really a undesirable type of algae that can be eaten. |
Posted By: xlr8r
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 5:07pm
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Undesireable?? This whole time I was under the impression it was good. I'm looking at an emerald crab for help with a little hair algea. ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 6:33pm
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Mine will eat chaeto if it can get a hold of it. If you worry about the crab you could try a turbo snail instead for the hair algae.
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Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 6:48pm
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Cheato is a good algae but not so nice to look at and it grows fast in the tank. This is why it is usually grown in the sump. Crabs snails and fish will eat it as well. ------------- Burt An equal opportunity reefer, I support all hobbyists and organizations involved in Marine Aquarium Keeping. [email protected] |
Posted By: Chad
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 6:52pm
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A lot of people use Cheato in their refugiums but I'm not a big fan of it and definitely not in the display unless you are feeding it to your tangs. ------------- What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing! |
Posted By: xlr8r
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 6:53pm
I'm planning on snails as well. I need to beef up my CUC. I wanted an emerald crab to help with the algea, but I'm trying to diverify my tank as well. I have no sump so macro algea goes into the display. I don't want the crab to gobble up all the macro.
I'm also taking other steps to control algea as well. ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
Luckedout wrote:Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 10:37am
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The amount of Chaeto that an Emerald crab could devour is very small. It's main food is macroalgae and coralline that it scrapes off the rocks.
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