Emarald crab supplementary feeding

[DomiD]

I have just managed to hand feed him/her a peice of shrimp he ripped it straight for the tweezers that's cool he now seems much less active just curious how often should I spot feed him like this?

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

I'd only do that once every two weeks at the most. These guys jobs are to clean your tank of algae and putting them on regular high protein diet isn't a great idea. Better to stick with Nori as it's regular food and give the meat as an occasional treat.

 

[gobble]

Give it some time eventually it will catch one of your fish. I didn't believe people until I came home and mine was eating a flame angel. I was so mad I took that thing out of the tank and tossed it in my backyard.

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

Flame angel was already on its way out. No way an emerald crab could catch and kill a healthy angelfish.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Give it some time eventually it will catch one of your fish. I didn't believe people until I came home and mine was eating a flame angel. I was so mad I took that thing out of the tank and tossed it in my backyard.

Yep. No way an Emerald could catch/kill a flame angel.

 

[DomiD]

Looks like mine is male when you put the seaweed in for him how long can you leave it in the tank for?

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

After about a day, day and a half it will start to disintegrate. Best to take it out before it flies apart and makes a mess.

 

[BadFish619]

Looks like mine is male when you put the seaweed in for him how long can you leave it in the tank for?

I asked the same because I'm like its still there. But really after 24 hours or so u go to pick it up and it just disintegrates then you have seaweed all over your tank.