Bubble Algae!!!

HippieReefer · 04/20/2008, 11:36 AM

Does anyone know of anything other Mithrax crabs that eat bubble algae. I have two in my 55G and over the last week or two I have had a huge out break, and they dont seem to be eating any of it. Any suggestions?

46FiatYamaha · 04/20/2008, 12:04 PM

sometimes mithrax crabs eat them, sometimes they don't. A friend had a yellow tang that ate bubble algae, so it's hard to predict what animals are 'supposed' to eat. The easiest way I've got rid of it was to take the rock out of the main tank and clean it off in a seperate container in saltwater. If it's not too bad, you can loosen it with the tip of a turkey baster and suck it out. either way works, just depends on how severe it is

cloak · 04/20/2008, 04:45 PM

Hit & miss. If an excess of nutrients is the problem, adding another mouth to feed just doesn't sound like the cure.

Here's a good article.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php

Mtbikb · 04/20/2008, 07:08 PM

My rabbitfish loves to pop the large bubbles, but doesn't eat it...So I get more

Just pick them off the rock by hand weekly and you will eventually get most of them out.

04/20/2008, 11:36 AM	#1
HippieReefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 9	Bubble Algae!!! Does anyone know of anything other Mithrax crabs that eat bubble algae. I have two in my 55G and over the last week or two I have had a huge out break, and they dont seem to be eating any of it. Any suggestions?

04/20/2008, 12:04 PM	#2
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	sometimes mithrax crabs eat them, sometimes they don't. A friend had a yellow tang that ate bubble algae, so it's hard to predict what animals are 'supposed' to eat. The easiest way I've got rid of it was to take the rock out of the main tank and clean it off in a seperate container in saltwater. If it's not too bad, you can loosen it with the tip of a turkey baster and suck it out. either way works, just depends on how severe it is

04/20/2008, 04:45 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Hit & miss. If an excess of nutrients is the problem, adding another mouth to feed just doesn't sound like the cure. Here's a good article. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php

04/20/2008, 07:08 PM	#4
Mtbikb Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Annapolis, Md Posts: 25	My rabbitfish loves to pop the large bubbles, but doesn't eat it...So I get more Just pick them off the rock by hand weekly and you will eventually get most of them out.