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shrimpy brains
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katsafados
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Yup its bubble..
You can try emerald crabs to eat it. But I dont think they eat the larger bubbles.
You can also try to GENTLY pluck it off the rock without popping the bubble. If you pop the bubble you might have mopre of a growth of them, because spores will spread around your tank.
I had some when I first set up my tank, but my emerald crab took care of it.
You can try emerald crabs to eat it. But I dont think they eat the larger bubbles.
You can also try to GENTLY pluck it off the rock without popping the bubble. If you pop the bubble you might have mopre of a growth of them, because spores will spread around your tank.
I had some when I first set up my tank, but my emerald crab took care of it.
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shrimpy brains
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The rock is on top and can be moved. I think I will pull it. Put it in a bucket with tank water, That way, if I bust it, maybe, I can swish it and return it without contaminating the whole tank??
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3165842
Food for thought. If we aren't suppose to pop them in the tank, how do we think emerald crabs and such eat them?
IDK...do you??? LOL
I don't think my Emerald eats them
http:///forum/post/3165842
Food for thought. If we aren't suppose to pop them in the tank, how do we think emerald crabs and such eat them?
IDK...do you??? LOL
I don't think my Emerald eats them
cranberry
Active Member
Naw, they don't eat the big ones or the ones with thick skin. But why would we suggest natural means of removal (ie, emerald if they do indeed eat them or a fish or whatever else) and in the same breath we say not to pop them. When they are eaten, they are popped first by the critter.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3165849
Naw, they don't eat the big ones or the ones with thick skin. But why would we suggest natural means of removal (ie, emerald if they do indeed eat them or a fish or whatever else) and in the same breath we say not to pop them. When they are eaten, they are popped first by the critter.
LOL...that's a good thought....I just know I have always read to not pop them...OR ELSE
SOOOO I remove them carefully with a baster....
http:///forum/post/3165849
Naw, they don't eat the big ones or the ones with thick skin. But why would we suggest natural means of removal (ie, emerald if they do indeed eat them or a fish or whatever else) and in the same breath we say not to pop them. When they are eaten, they are popped first by the critter.
LOL...that's a good thought....I just know I have always read to not pop them...OR ELSE
SOOOO I remove them carefully with a baster....
cranberry
Active Member
I manually pluck them out.... carefully. No matter what's on the inside, I don't want it in my tank. For all I know it could be consumed nutrients like macros favourite... ammonia.
Some tanks I don't touch them. I don't really mess around in there too much.... it all keeps itself in check. In time, everything recedes to have something else step up and become dominant.
Some tanks I don't touch them. I don't really mess around in there too much.... it all keeps itself in check. In time, everything recedes to have something else step up and become dominant.
katsafados
Active Member
It makes sence!
But then again I dont know how mt emerald got rid of mine without making it spread. I know I deffinatly didnt touch them, well acctually I tried to pluck one off and popped it so I decided not to touch any more and try a emerald.
But then again I dont know how mt emerald got rid of mine without making it spread. I know I deffinatly didnt touch them, well acctually I tried to pluck one off and popped it so I decided not to touch any more and try a emerald.
cranberry
Active Member
Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3166009
But then again I dont know how mt emerald got rid of mine without making it spread.
Because I've always believed it to be an Urban Legend. I believe they go sexual, like most macros do. I don't believe they are sexual at all times or that they spread their prolific seed everywhere when they are popped. I've popped too many in my day to take that all the way to the bank.
http:///forum/post/3166009
But then again I dont know how mt emerald got rid of mine without making it spread.
Because I've always believed it to be an Urban Legend. I believe they go sexual, like most macros do. I don't believe they are sexual at all times or that they spread their prolific seed everywhere when they are popped. I've popped too many in my day to take that all the way to the bank.
spanko
Active Member
Seems I have read that there is a reproductivespore state that they go into. Not knowing when that is could be the difference here. My thought, it is always best to try and vacuum them out, that way there it they do burst and are in the "reproductive" state then no harm....no foul.....no spreading of spores as they are vacuumed up!!
cranberry
Active Member
I believe it to be a natural occurrence. I've had rocks loaded with them all pop at the same time. All that was left was little skins. That I believe to be a sexual episode.
I still remove them manually and intact as best I can... they are absorbing nutrients and I wouldn't want that stuff back in my tank.
I still remove them manually and intact as best I can... they are absorbing nutrients and I wouldn't want that stuff back in my tank.
saltn00b
Active Member
i just started getting these showing up in my tank over the last few months. i have seen foxfaces decimate the green type, but mine wont eat my green bubble, or red for that matter. i did however find that if you gently rock them out of position (movement , not music) they let go in tact more often.
food for thought, if you pop them on a rock out of the water , where do you think the spores go? directly back on the rock. if you do this, i sugest a FW swilling, to knock off / kill loose spores.
food for thought, if you pop them on a rock out of the water , where do you think the spores go? directly back on the rock. if you do this, i sugest a FW swilling, to knock off / kill loose spores.
spanko
Active Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3166100
I don't believe them to be filled with spores all the time.
Yeah, but do you feel lucky today?????
http:///forum/post/3166100
I don't believe them to be filled with spores all the time.
Yeah, but do you feel lucky today?????
nigerbang
Active Member
Ive popped dozens in tanks over the last decade trying to remove them and they never have spread.. End up with 1 or 2 on rock and just reach in there and snag them out... I think the whole poppy spready thing is just garbage... Like Cranberry made the point.. How would EC eat it without popping it.. I doubt they can consume the whole thing hole(since I have never even seen one eat it) and they sure arent popping them and instantly consuming what comes out of them 100% in full.. I just fail to see how its possible for one thing to do a task and another do the same thing and have 100% different outcomes...
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shrimpy brains
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Well, I removed the rock and pulled it off without popping it. Was going to take a picture off it, then pop it and take a pic of whatever (if anything inside) however my camera battery is dead. It will have to wait. I left it in the bucket, so maybe it will keep ok til then.
Also, after pulling the rock, I discovered my little friend was not alone. There were several green and red bulbs on the back, only much smaller. This would lead me to the thought that popping is not required for them to spread...I removed what I could and placed it back into tank. Some of the smaller ones, did get popped while I was removing them.......so I will let you know if they start showing up elsewhere.
Otherwise, when my frag tank finishes cycling, I will frag the whole thing and dispose of any rock with bubbles left on it.
Also, after pulling the rock, I discovered my little friend was not alone. There were several green and red bulbs on the back, only much smaller. This would lead me to the thought that popping is not required for them to spread...I removed what I could and placed it back into tank. Some of the smaller ones, did get popped while I was removing them.......so I will let you know if they start showing up elsewhere.
Otherwise, when my frag tank finishes cycling, I will frag the whole thing and dispose of any rock with bubbles left on it.