caulerpa and tangs?

Mono · Nov 17, 2019

Should I be feeding my excess caulerpa to my tangs?

Peach02 · Nov 17, 2019

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

Mono · Nov 17, 2019

Just curious to know if tangs normally eat it?

Peach02 · Nov 17, 2019

Mono said:
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 · Nov 17, 2019

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

Peach02 · Nov 17, 2019

Dragon52 said:
Tangs don't care for cheato but will eat the Caulerpa.

do you know of any tangs that will eat cheato

Dragon52 · Nov 17, 2019

Peach02 said:
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 · Nov 17, 2019

Try it and find out lol!

phatduckk · Nov 17, 2019

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 · Nov 17, 2019

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

Bret Brinkmann · Nov 18, 2019

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 · Nov 18, 2019

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