Originally Posted by
DragonZim
http:///forum/post/2687910
I havent had any success getting emerald crabs to eat bubble algae. Really seems like it is hit or miss with the individual crabs.
Yeah definitely could be. I think CUC are a little overrated anyway. Best bet is to clean your tank/algae yourself, or simply prevent it.
I had 3-4 bubbles of green bubble algae, got an emerald crab and noticed they were gone within about a week. But like DragonZim said, could be hit or miss with them. Not to mention the crab started picking at all of my rocks and I started noticing white 'pick' marks across all of my purple coralline. I started making sure he was always fed well to prevent unnecessary scavenging. I'm still thinking about getting rid of him though, he doesn't really do anything for me.