emerald crab behavior

julius

Member
i was wondering about anyone emeralds picking on polyps and feather dusters i thought they were on algae eaters
 

krishj39

Active Member
crabs are a gamble, but with emeralds I think the odds are in your favor. I've personally had/have 3 of them and they have never bothered anything (unfortunately not even the hair algae--just diatom and detrius). but, some just have a mean streak and will eat anything.
 

julius

Member
i have 2 of them now because my buddy realized he was picking on his polyps and his feather dusters so i took it back if starts go pick on my mushrooms he going into my qt tank
 

jja

Member
I have a couple of them and they seem to stay to themselves. They come rushing out when I feed the tank but otherwise they are usually hard to find.
 

dazed1

Member

Originally posted by broncofish
I just had to put an emerald in my fuge because it started picking at my mushrooms:(

Mine ate a very tiny mushroom sometime yesterday. This is what the mushroom used to be like :
 
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