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Old 10-26-2009, 03:06 PM
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:09 PM
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i have found that all shrimp, crabs, stars, urchins and snails are annoying in a reef. They steal food, knock things over, steal frags and frustrate me. I will never put critters like this in my tanks again.
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:12 PM
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Anybody have any "sexy dancing shrimp" plagues? (I haven't just wondering)

bumble bee snail is a must not - eats clams and soft corals

Tiger Cowre is also a no no, it eats hair algae when it's small but will start to eat corals when it gets larger, I know it ate my GSP for sure.
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Anybody have any "sexy dancing shrimp" plagues? (I haven't just wondering)

bumble bee snail is a must not - eats clams and soft corals

Tiger Cowre is also a no no, it eats hair algae when it's small but will start to eat corals when it gets larger, I know it ate my GSP for sure.
I had a Cowrie eat my GSP as well.
Did not know about the bumble bee I better take out the one I got.
Anyone want it?
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any hermit crab. they have a preference for snails and when they run out of snails they just kill each other and have no interest in eating any algae whatsoever.
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Old 10-26-2009, 06:54 PM
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any hermit crab. they have a preference for snails and when they run out of snails they just kill each other and have no interest in eating any algae whatsoever.



+1 Hate the little buggers!
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any hermit crab. they have a preference for snails and when they run out of snails they just kill each other and have no interest in eating any algae whatsoever.

I have no idea what the hermits eat in my tanks but they don't eat enough snails in my opinion
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The only good crab is a porcelain crab in my opinion and even they can cause problems so no more crabs period.

Green death brittle star, it never had a chance to eat any fish but it was a bad impulse purchase that now lives in my sump.

Any kind of anemone (including tube anemones). I've only had a couple problems but they arent a good long term member of a mixed reef.

Turbo snails because they become too large and clumsy.

Rock boring urchin because mine kept eating the silicone holding the tank together. It too now lives in my Rubbermaid sump.
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any hermit crab. they have a preference for snails and when they run out of snails they just kill each other and have no interest in eating any algae whatsoever.
+1

I got a cool orange/red legged, large (fist sized) hermit crab that ate my all my lil crabs and then catch him eating my starfish live! Bastard!
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