wanareef Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Got a couple of "free" pieces of LR and these have started to grow on them, along with some algae. They are purplish in the tank and clear when out of the tank. I've scrub with a wire brush and soaked the rock in bleach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 looks like valonia type of algae that is ready to pop and spread it's seed all over the tank. They turn that color when they are ready to propogate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Thanks Roy - for the new's DOH! There were a couple of the "green" bubble algae and I got rid of those but these multiply pretty quick. Besides taking the piece of LR out of the tank and scrubing it clean anything else I can do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 i heard emerald crabs eat them, never tried it myself though, if you can remove the rock from the water the best way is to then pull them off with tweezers at the base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 bleach them, scrub them and sundry for a week. Soak in RODI for 1 week and put it back in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Got one in the bleach soaking right now. The other piece, I'll have to chip off the pink sponge off the bottom of the LR then take care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 they look kinda cool though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 they do....but they can't be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Male emeralds will eat it. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I have tried the emerald crabs without success. How in the world do you sex the crabs. Males bigger or is the belly plate you look at. In my exp those bubbles will release cells to make more bubble algae but its not been a problem in my tank in years. I have some green bubble algae.....so what...no problem here. My 2cents :P Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Male emeralds will eat it. Garrett That's what I heard also but when they eat it, it is popped and then it can potentially spread more because of it. Best to pluck them when they are very dark green as they are much more firm. I like to think of them as a tomato, it is firm until it has ripened, but in this case you don't want to let them ripen. If they do the odds of it popping are much greater... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I personally havn't had issues once they have popped. Any new small ones that form are very quickly consumed by the emeralds until they are entirely eradicated. The males have very large claws and grow a bit larger than the females do. It's defiantely worth tossing a couple in there even after you have removed what you can of the bubble algae. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Don't know about this algae but when I had a little bubble algae an emerald cleaned it up within a few days and was removed from the tank not long after that. It's been about 5 months since then and I haven't seen any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Males have a long, skinny "plate" in the center on their underside, while the females have a broad plate. I think the females store their eggs beneath the large plate. This is for a difference species of crab, but the principle still applies: http://www.lpsteamers.com/sex.html I have never heard of dietary differences between sexes of crabs. Where did you hear about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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