caulerpa and tangs?

[Mono]

Should I be feeding my excess caulerpa to my tangs?

 

[Peach02]

I don't see how it could do any harm but following along to see what others think.

 

[Mono]

Just curious to know if tangs normally eat it?

 

[Peach02]

Just curious to know if tangs normally eat it?

I think bristle tooth tangs would but I have a small amount of chaeto in my tank and my yellow barely touches it

 

[Dragon52]

Tangs don't care for cheato but will eat the Caulerpa.

 

[Peach02]

Tangs don't care for cheato but will eat the Caulerpa.

do you know of any tangs that will eat cheato

 

[Dragon52]

do you know of any tangs that will eat cheato

I don't believe any of them will but lets see if we can get more answers.
#reefsquad

 

[Goodair]

Try it and find out lol!

 

[phatduckk]

If read previously that they do. No first hand experience though. I actually removed all of mine from the fuge today as it was just causing a mess

 

[KrisReef]

I would not put Caulerpa into my DT. Feed the tangs Nori, they love it!

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

Try a small piece and see how quickly it goes. Small amounts on a clip will prevent it from taking root. If your tang doesn't want it, then it will be easy to remove.

I'm also curious which caulerpas are eaten by fish. I have many caulerpas I like and want to keep but this verticillata grows too quickly to maintain. I wouldn't mind finding a fish that eats it. Or a seahare. Anyone have experience in this area?

 

[Forshurley]

My LFS said if you feed cheato to fish they cant digest the tuff strands of the seaweed but the caulerpa should be great. My fox face just starting nipping at my SPS so feeding lots of nori and trying live OGO now from algae barn. Hopefully I can keep him grazing on algae and not coral...we will see

 

[bdare]

do you know of any tangs that will eat cheato

All my tangs eat cheato. I have a mimic, powder blue, regal, gem and a naso.

 

[najer]

Caulerpa brachypus (yes the very invasive one) but I am running out, both my scopas tangs and black naso go nuts for it.

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

How well do scopas eat bubble algae?

 

[beaslbob]

I have read that caulpera prolifera actually helps the immune system of tangs and other fish.

my .02