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02-22-2008, 12:10 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
Posts: 877
| Do emerald Green crabs really eat hair algae? do they? i have heard differing opinions from the lfs and online plus i own one and i have seen him pull it up but never necessarily eat it, anyone know? |
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02-22-2008, 12:24 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
Posts: 3,589
| Mine did but I also caught it munching on my zoa's..... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. |
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02-22-2008, 12:31 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
Posts: 967
| Im not sure but I was told they will munch on bubble alge but mine never seemed to not well I was watching anyways,
It can be a case of yes they do But mine dont or maybee that their is alot of other more tasty stuff around the place _________ http://www.3reef.com/forums/image.ph...ine=1200113573
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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02-22-2008, 12:45 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
Posts: 5,049
| When I had them, they picked at everything that was on the LR. It could be that your feeding them well and they dont have the need to clean. Just a thought. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew.. |
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