Emerald conquers Percula?
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calabashman
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OK so I'm new to the hobby, an am surprised that an emerald will catch & eat fish. How big were the fish they caught? Sounds to me like emeralds and not a good bet for a 24 gallon community tank even though they are neat to watch and do a good job at collecting tank garbage etc.
cowfishrule
Active Member
Originally Posted by JoshRadio
plus my emeralds were Schwarzeneggar sized... one guy was about the size of a half dollar on the main body, with claws, about the size of a med tangerine!
i was gonna say...
how does an emerald take down a tang :notsure:
doesnt sound right to me.
plus my emeralds were Schwarzeneggar sized... one guy was about the size of a half dollar on the main body, with claws, about the size of a med tangerine!
i was gonna say...
how does an emerald take down a tang :notsure:
doesnt sound right to me.
saltn00b
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i have never heard of an emerald crab catching and eating a fish. they are one of the only known peaceful crabs , as most are a risky bet, but emeralds are not. their claws are flat for tearing off algae, and not sharp for piercing flesh. they are voracious algae eaters. not to be rude but i dont think your emeralds are the killers, just the scape goat for some other problem, because they jumped on a freshly dead meal.
dskrezyna
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Originally Posted by saltn00b
i have never heard of an emerald crab catching and eating a fish. they are one of the only known peaceful crabs , as most are a risky bet, but emeralds are not. their claws are flat for tearing off algae, and not sharp for piercing flesh. they are voracious algae eaters. not to be rude but i dont think your emeralds are the killers, just the scape goat for some other problem, because they jumped on a freshly dead meal.
Agreed.
i have never heard of an emerald crab catching and eating a fish. they are one of the only known peaceful crabs , as most are a risky bet, but emeralds are not. their claws are flat for tearing off algae, and not sharp for piercing flesh. they are voracious algae eaters. not to be rude but i dont think your emeralds are the killers, just the scape goat for some other problem, because they jumped on a freshly dead meal.
Agreed.
hatessushi
Active Member
Originally Posted by julie853
Im glad I read this thread I almost purchased three emaralds!!! I will never put one of those guys in my tank now..
Don't want to take any chances with my fish lives.
Sorry to see a post like this scare you off from buying a peaceful crab. Although they are opportunistic I have never heard of one killing a fish. I have heard of them eating already dead or dieing fish though. I think they are cool and are good at cleaning the tank up. I have a 90 gallon tank with 4 of these and never a problem.
I can't believe an emerald crab killed a clownfish let alone 22 fish. I think something else is going on there.
Im glad I read this thread I almost purchased three emaralds!!! I will never put one of those guys in my tank now..
Don't want to take any chances with my fish lives.
Sorry to see a post like this scare you off from buying a peaceful crab. Although they are opportunistic I have never heard of one killing a fish. I have heard of them eating already dead or dieing fish though. I think they are cool and are good at cleaning the tank up. I have a 90 gallon tank with 4 of these and never a problem.
I can't believe an emerald crab killed a clownfish let alone 22 fish. I think something else is going on there.
lolly1
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I've always had emeralds in my tank, and though they will jump at the opportunity to eat a fish that has already died, never have I had a problem with them catching and eating my fish. I find this hard to imagine!! My mom has a King Kong sized emerald in her tank and her fish are fine as well!
