Balls of algea?

dirtybilge

Member
What are the balls of algea that grow on my live rock called and what fish eats them?
ED <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" />
 

twoods71

Active Member
It may be bubble algae and it has been reported that emerald crabs will do a number on the stuff.
 
Bubble algae is the one you are talking about
<a href="http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/algae_page/valonia.htm" target="_blank">http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/algae_page/valonia.htm</a> the emerald crab(green in color) supposed to eat this one but if they will burst it then it will spread..
 

crazyelvis

Member
Ed,
An emerald crab is the only way to go... I put a couple of new live rock pieces in last night, that had bubble algea on them... My emerald came running, and cleaned it up within an hour...
I have found my emerald likes alittle meat once a week as well , so I feed him a small piece of shrimp or some formula one...
 
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