JeffDubya
02-27-2007, 06:42 PM
I looked in my reef tank today, and my cold coral was looking all stressed out, all of the polyps retracted and the main body had compressed a bit... upon further inspection I discovered one of my new REEF-SAFE emerald crabs picking away at a little part of it!
Not good!
Especially when considering the fact that the reason I added the Emerald Crabs is to assist with some small tufts of hair algae that were growing not a half inch from where that crab was sitting!
So I chased him off.
None of the texts I have show Emerald Crabs to be anything but reef-safe. They are listed as both carnivores and herbivores in the Sprung book, but are not listed as opportunistic eaters.
Now, even a human being will eat stuff we're not supposed to if we get hungry enough, but that's just it, there is an abundant food supply right there that I really want controlled.
Input appreciated!
Not good!
Especially when considering the fact that the reason I added the Emerald Crabs is to assist with some small tufts of hair algae that were growing not a half inch from where that crab was sitting!
So I chased him off.
None of the texts I have show Emerald Crabs to be anything but reef-safe. They are listed as both carnivores and herbivores in the Sprung book, but are not listed as opportunistic eaters.
Now, even a human being will eat stuff we're not supposed to if we get hungry enough, but that's just it, there is an abundant food supply right there that I really want controlled.
Input appreciated!