Emerald crab

Reloadeddevil · Feb 12, 2011

Sorry if i spelled it wrong. Do these guys help with green bubble algae. Also are they reef safe? Just need info from whoever currently has them. Thank You

btkrausen · Feb 12, 2011

Reloadeddevil said:
Sorry if i spelled it wrong. Do these guys help with green bubble algae. Also are they reef safe? Just need info from whoever currently has them. Thank You

I've done a lot of research on this topic, as I'm fighting bubble algae now. Some people have reported that they will eat it, but I think the majority of people have not had luck with them. I dropped in about 6 of them in my tank, and I never saw a single one eat it.

thewackyreefer · Feb 12, 2011

Yea, I had a few as well as I've always had a problem, never had one eat it either. I've had people suggest adding a Foxface Lo as they apparently gobble it right up.

Baboo11 · Feb 12, 2011

They are reef safe though, and do eat other kinds of algae.

skinz78 · Feb 12, 2011

I have tried them many of times without any success. I did get rid of my BA with the addition of a Foxface Lo though.

CHALICEKEEPER · Feb 12, 2011

I had one in the past and it tore into my tyree bgm like 3 times and he was out of the tank for good

btkrausen · Feb 12, 2011

luvmyacans said:
Yea, I had a few as well as I've always had a problem, never had one eat it either. I've had people suggest adding a Foxface Lo as they apparently gobble it right up.

skinz78 said:
I have tried them many of times without any success. I did get rid of my BA with the addition of a Foxface Lo though.

I tried to put in a foxface in mine, and he didn't really touch it. You think that its because the one I put in was a tail spot foxface instead of a true Foxface Lo???

Reloadeddevil · Feb 12, 2011

Ok i just got two for my 29gallon, i will update the situation as i go. Any other suggestion that i can incorporate into my 29 gallon biocube. I wish i can keep foxface but too small of a cube.

btkrausen · Feb 12, 2011

Reloadeddevil said:
Ok i just got two for my 29gallon, i will update the situation as i go. Any other suggestion that i can incorporate into my 29 gallon biocube. I wish i can keep foxface but too small of a cube.

Even if they don't eat your bubble algae, they are still cool to watch. Are you having a lot of trouble with bubble algae in your cube? If you don't have much established yet, I'd cook that rock, as I've not seem many people actually beat bubble algae.

skinz78 · Feb 12, 2011

The one I had was a Tailspot Foxface, I have heard some touch it and some won't.

Reloadeddevil · Feb 12, 2011

One more concern. Do they go after snails, because my sand snails usually come out at night.

thewackyreefer · Feb 12, 2011

I've not seen them go after snails before, no.

Reloadeddevil · Feb 12, 2011

btkrausen said:
Even if they don't eat your bubble algae, they are still cool to watch. Are you having a lot of trouble with bubble algae in your cube? If you don't have much established yet, I'd cook that rock, as I've not seem many people actually beat bubble algae.

Actually only small bubbles are popping out, so i really didnt have that problem before. They are growing in the form of 2-3 bubbles here and there. I will see if i can get a pic of the situation.

KingRicky · Feb 12, 2011

I had BA, it was in a crack between two rocks. I moved one of the rocks so my fish could get to it and my Yellow Tang tore into it and it was gone I'm a matter of minutes.

btkrausen · Feb 12, 2011

Reloadeddevil said:
Actually only small bubbles are popping out, so i really didnt have that problem before. They are growing in the form of 2-3 bubbles here and there. I will see if i can get a pic of the situation.

Cool, just make sure you get it under control before it spreads. I wish I had done so...

Reloadeddevil · Feb 12, 2011

Well, this might sound funny, but putting two emerald only after two hours, they went right to work. Hopefully that will help me with my bubble algea.

Here is a pic, i just took an hour ago.

Here is another one.

Here is another.

skinz78 · Feb 12, 2011

WOW you lucky dawg! I have tried sooo many times with these guys and usually they just starve to death before they even look at it.

btkrausen · Feb 12, 2011

When you get done with those guys, I'll take 'em

I put probably 6 emeralds in my tank and never got them to eat the stuff. Thats just my luck. haha.

Glad to see they are helping you out

skinz78 · Feb 12, 2011

I wouldn't get rid of them as I have noticed since my Foxface died that I have some BA coming back, I am thinking there is microscopic roots that lived in the rock when the algae was eaten.