Caulerpa eaters

azrile

azrile

Member
Ok, I'm an idiot :)
I dropped some caulerpa in my tank to see if anything will eat it. Even my yellow tank avoids it. Well, it took root way under my rocks and now is crawling up the back wall and over some live rock.
I've already tried to get it out, but can only get 'most' of it, and then in a few weeks it is back in full force.
Anything that eats this stuff. It is the grape variety.. I have a clown, a yellow tang, and an algae blenny, which does pick at it, but doesnt' make a dent in it's growth. I also have alot of green algae on the back tank that the blenny seems to prefer.
So, anything I can do besides pull it out every week?
 
causeidm

causeidm

Member
just take the rock it's attached to out , stick it in a 10 gallon, hook up an overflow and pump and now you have a refugium :p
 
P

pa reef pig

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I too was going to suggest a few emerald crabs. They sould love it!
 
nacl-h2o

nacl-h2o

Active Member
Most tangs eat it including most yellow tangs. Mybe your yellow will taste it given time. Many angels, damsels, and chromis will nip it. But with any animal it is subject to their individual tastes.
 
azrile

azrile

Member
I currently have it growing in my 20gal refugium. That is where I got it from to stick it in my main tank. I wish it was as easy as pulling out the rock and taking it off. The stuff is at the bottom of my live rock (unreachable without a complete breakdown).
I will try the crab, thanks for the advice.
Both my clown and my yellow tank don't touch the stuff.
 
javajoe

javajoe

Member
My foxface ate all mine. I put some in to see if it would grow, it did, like crazy, i got a foxface, and it was gone in a week!
 
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