What eats macro?

SeahorseBT · 04-11-2008, 06:25 PM

What can I get for my 30gal. that will eat macro?

lcstorc · 04-11-2008, 06:27 PM

What kind of macro?

vdituri · 04-11-2008, 06:33 PM

Type of macro algae makes a difference.
My coral beauty angel grazes pretty good, but doesn't eat everything.

SeahorseBT · 04-11-2008, 06:57 PM

I don't know the species, its green, about 1/4 of an inch, and has little bristles/pointy things on the edges not really visable in the pic

Triggerjay · 04-11-2008, 08:47 PM

looks like calupera

Jason

framerguy · 04-11-2008, 10:03 PM

I think Mithrax crabs would be your best bet. Most fish that are great herbivors would be too big for your system. Juvenile Mithrax (emerald) crabs are herbivorous, but watch them as they mature as their diet tends to shift more carnivorous.

XBwlr · 04-11-2008, 10:38 PM

That looks like that razor caulerpa.

Is it everywhere? Or just on one rock?

SeahorseBT · 04-11-2008, 11:58 PM

on 2 or three rocks, it used to be everywhere until I scrubbed it.

kimoy · 04-12-2008, 12:38 AM

it looks like bryopsis to me. a hard to remove pest. I would try the smallest algae blenny you can find or if you can remove the rock remove and scrub it but before putting it back to the tank dip it in freshwater. DO NOT try to remove it from inside the tank for it will spread like a weed. when disturbed by pulling it will release seeds into the water. HTH

SeahorseBT · 04-12-2008, 12:55 PM

no this is not bryopsis it is macro for sure

Boomer · 04-12-2008, 01:12 PM

I agree with Bwlr but it would be nice to see a sharper image

SeahorseBT · 04-23-2008, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwlr

That looks like that razor caulerpa.

Is it everywhere? Or just on one rock?

hat s razor caulerpa

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SeahorseBT · 04-23-2008, 11:00 PM

wow, i need sleep,lets try this again what eats razor caulerpa?

johnmaloney · 05-09-2008, 11:37 PM

Get a sea hare and say goodbye to your macro. I had a 3 inch sea hare in my macro tank once, fed it an ounce of caulerpa a week. Gone, then it started eating all the other kinds of macro I liked, so I donated him to the LFS. Just be careful as there are risks associated with sea hares.

Varga · 05-09-2008, 11:39 PM

I bought a frag with that algae on the rock. kept putting the rock up, the tangs kept knocking it down. once they ate all the algae the lefy it alone.

04-11-2008, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
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SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats macro? I don't know the species, its green, about 1/4 of an inch, and has little bristles/pointy things on the edges not really visable in the pic

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SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats macro? on 2 or three rocks, it used to be everywhere until I scrubbed it.

04-12-2008, 12:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What eats macro? it looks like bryopsis to me. a hard to remove pest. I would try the smallest algae blenny you can find or if you can remove the rock remove and scrub it but before putting it back to the tank dip it in freshwater. DO NOT try to remove it from inside the tank for it will spread like a weed. when disturbed by pulling it will release seeds into the water. HTH __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

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SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats macro? no this is not bryopsis it is macro for sure

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SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats macro? wow, i need sleep,lets try this again what eats razor caulerpa?

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johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats macro? Get a sea hare and say goodbye to your macro. I had a 3 inch sea hare in my macro tank once, fed it an ounce of caulerpa a week. Gone, then it started eating all the other kinds of macro I liked, so I donated him to the LFS. Just be careful as there are risks associated with sea hares. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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