Beverly
05-01-2004, 12:36 AM
I have valonia. Lots of it. I tear down the tank, scrape the stuff off, but it grows back :evil: Last year, got an emerald crab to take care of it, but the crab only ate coralline algae :confused:
Got another emerald about a month ago. Ate very little valonia, but did find the tasty ornamental macroalgae I cultivate for nitrate removal :confused: Removed the ornamental MA to another tank, thinking HAH! he's got to eat valonia now :mrgreen:
Well, I was wrong. Caught him hunkered down in my galaxy coral munching away :mad: Removed the coral, getting stung all over my hands, but managed to get him out.
Do I take him back to the lfs for some unsuspecting person to buy to eat their corals, or do I rock this sucker? Yes, this is a serious question, BTW :crazyeye:
Don't think I'm EVER going to introduce another crab to my tank. EVER, EVER, EVER :evil:
Got another emerald about a month ago. Ate very little valonia, but did find the tasty ornamental macroalgae I cultivate for nitrate removal :confused: Removed the ornamental MA to another tank, thinking HAH! he's got to eat valonia now :mrgreen:
Well, I was wrong. Caught him hunkered down in my galaxy coral munching away :mad: Removed the coral, getting stung all over my hands, but managed to get him out.
Do I take him back to the lfs for some unsuspecting person to buy to eat their corals, or do I rock this sucker? Yes, this is a serious question, BTW :crazyeye:
Don't think I'm EVER going to introduce another crab to my tank. EVER, EVER, EVER :evil: