What eats calupera?!?

jski711 · 09-24-2008, 02:02 PM

are there any inverts that is this, crabs or snails or anything like that. thanks in advance.

Jake

reefer4200 · 09-24-2008, 03:39 PM

you could try a seahare but im not sure they eat it...m tangs do tho!!

jski711 · 09-24-2008, 03:54 PM

ya its a 15g tank so no tangs. hey you still need some frags or what?????

reefer4200 · 09-24-2008, 06:16 PM

yeah i def. was some frag still im broke because im moving. i really want that ponape birdsnest tho....im off tom. an friday if your free...i could come give you a deposit to hold some of them and then give you the rest when i get $$

cbrownfish · 09-24-2008, 07:05 PM

Hermits will eat caulerpa and so will some snails. However, they will probably not keep up with the growth.

BigJay · 09-24-2008, 07:33 PM

most crabs or so hit or miss on macros. I see all the claws feeding on algae one day then for 3 days they won't touch and they spend all thier time looking for meaty food in rocks. Mind you I don't have that many claws in the tank , just pointing out they can really dissapoint you when your targeting one thing in your tank by adding them and they never touch it.
You can however try adding the crabs then pruning the algae to the rock face. That might give you some chance of the claws at least keeping it knocked down.

goldenmean · 09-24-2008, 08:56 PM

Your best bet is to grab some tweezers and manually remove it.

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johnmaloney · 10-01-2008, 11:17 PM

spotted sea hares will, but they get big, and should be considered a pet - not just another cleaner. All the sea hares should really be treated that way. There is flow considerations, and food considerations (after the caulerpa is gone), and ink considerations.

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jski711 Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 571 View Gallery Karma Komment	What eats calupera?!? are there any inverts that is this, crabs or snails or anything like that. thanks in advance. Jake

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reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? you could try a seahare but im not sure they eat it...m tangs do tho!!

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jski711 Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 571 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? ya its a 15g tank so no tangs. hey you still need some frags or what?????

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reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? yeah i def. was some frag still im broke because im moving. i really want that ponape birdsnest tho....im off tom. an friday if your free...i could come give you a deposit to hold some of them and then give you the rest when i get $$

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cbrownfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,624 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? Hermits will eat caulerpa and so will some snails. However, they will probably not keep up with the growth. __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

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BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? most crabs or so hit or miss on macros. I see all the claws feeding on algae one day then for 3 days they won't touch and they spend all thier time looking for meaty food in rocks. Mind you I don't have that many claws in the tank , just pointing out they can really dissapoint you when your targeting one thing in your tank by adding them and they never touch it. You can however try adding the crabs then pruning the algae to the rock face. That might give you some chance of the claws at least keeping it knocked down. __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

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johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What eats calupera?!? spotted sea hares will, but they get big, and should be considered a pet - not just another cleaner. All the sea hares should really be treated that way. There is flow considerations, and food considerations (after the caulerpa is gone), and ink considerations. __________________ 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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