!! Emerald Crabs Eat Bounce Bubbles ??

[Leadfooted]

Late last night I used my UV flashlight to snoop around with lights out. I was shocked to watch one of my Emerald Crabs tearing off bubbles from my Sunkist Bounce and chowing down. Just to be sure it was happening I painfully watched him eat a few.

The crazy part was when the crab tore off a large bubble from the Sunkist then used it’s leg to pierce the bubble and then claws to pull the bubble through it’s let, basically like pulling up your sleeve. It did this to STORE a bubble to eat at a later time ugh!

I was not aware Crabs ate bubbles from bounce mushrooms. Now I need to find a way to get them out.

If you notice your Bounce looking rough or missing bubbles you might Check Emeralds. There’s plenty of food in the tank, no reason to munch on the bubbles.

 

[Sump Crab]

Emerald crabs eat acans too IME. Not reef safe at all IMO.

 

[AdamB]

They eat acans as well? I did not know that. I only have one emerald in my tank . I will keep an eye on him for sure if that’s the case!

 

[rhdoug]

I’ve had them eat just about every kind of fleshy coral in my tank. They have not been welcome in my tank for many years.

 

[MERKEY]

Ate our clams and zoes...no good in my opinion for a coral tank.

 

[AdamB]

Ate our clams and zoes...no good in my opinion for a coral tank.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[guy host]

oh boy. no wonder why my blastos are looking pretty bad

 

[MERKEY]

I do understand some will say this is the crabs going after the corals/animals when they are already sick or dying. I believe this is true in some cases but when the crabs get larger they start ripping and going after pretty much whatever they want.

I also saw one of my emeralds grab a shrimp out of my carpet anenomes mouth. Little guys are opportunists!

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Any softies and lps is ever safe with emeralds . Learned the hard way early on. Stupid things ate my hammers

 

[Leadfooted]

I do understand some will say this is the crabs going after the corals/animals when they are already sick or dying. I believe this is true in some cases but when the crabs get larger they start ripping and going after pretty much whatever they want.

I also saw one of my emeralds grab a shrimp out of my carpet anenomes mouth. Little guys are opportunists!

My shrooms are very healthy atm, just missing a few bubbles.

 

[MERKEY]

My shrooms are very healthy atm, just missing a few bubbles.

ID GO AFTER THAT TOO HAHAHAH

 

[Hamada]

ID GO AFTER THAT TOO HAHAHAH

I'm a human, and I'll eat that at night after a joint while no one is looking

 

[King Turkey]

feed them crabs =p