emerald crab hiding corals

kim11

kim11

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I actually had to glue the corals to the LR because the little green guy was dragging them whereever he wants to put them. He also seems more mischievous than I have read. I exchanged the star that died for a 6 line wrasse (sadly he is dying as well) I acclimated him and water was perfect so im betting its this new store not me, anyway the crab is doing something to the poor dying wrasse. I cant see whats going on but the wrasse is trying to get away. I called the pet store and they told me even if I had a hospital tank he probably wouldnt make it. Its very sad
 
cgj

cgj

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Funny thing about those emerald crabs... I bought 6 originally... 2 of them were missing one claw...
As time won, I started to notice they became missing, one after the other, until the only one left was this large, brutish one.
he stayed around for a few months, ignoring fish, but eating alot of coralline... and when I got a sun polyp he started picking it apart, and that was the end of him. To *****....
 
renogaw

renogaw

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they are crabs, they need to eat. if there's nothing available but corals or fish, guess what? try giving them some food. who knows, maybe the corals were dying as well and it was just cleaning up?
 
kim11

kim11

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Originally Posted by renogaw
they are crabs, they need to eat. if there's nothing available but corals or fish, guess what? try giving them some food. who knows, maybe the corals were dying as well and it was just cleaning up?
I feed them plenty. More than recommended. Why do you assume that its starving?
 
renogaw

renogaw

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just wondering, cause a lot of times people don't feed their clean up crew and it's not acting normal.
 
tinmanny

tinmanny

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I have an emerald crab and he is good some of them are very good but others are tempermental it is hit or miss at best and you just have to watch them for a while and see
they are fun to watch though anf you can throw in some algie sheets I hear they like them
Good Luch
Manny
 
kim11

kim11

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Well im pretty sure the emerald was just cleaning up cuz the wrasse was dead he wasnt eating it. But I will get some algae sheets so that I know the crew is getting what they need as well. Will these sheets dirty my tank faster?
 
kim11

kim11

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Originally Posted by renogaw
ehh, a little. stuff them under a rock to prevent them from getting blown through your tank
The cleaner shrimp is tearing it up and its going all over. I put it in a seaweed clip. I only put a 2 inch square in cuz the directions said 3 inches for 55 gal. I only have a 20.
 
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