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Posted by SalahiAndSon on March 26, 2005, 11:31 am
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I had a green algae problem once. Got a Foxface, he ate it all in 3days. If
it even thinks about comeing back he eats it up before I even see it. He's a
great fish too!
> I've had two emerald crabs in my 12" * 24" * 18" high tank for several
> months now. After fighting initially and one of them loosing a couple
> of legs they've been just fine and have really done a great job keeping
> my live rock clean. The legs have not grown back yet, but I'm under
> the impression that they will when the little guy molts. They are such
> good cleaners that I've been considering getting a couple more.
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> Does anyone know of a cleaner that is as effective as the emerald crab
> that will chow down on algae growing on a sand flat? I've got a
> sparcely populated tank, with a pile of live rock that takes up about
> half the floor space of the tank, and an expanse of sand that stretches
> across the other half. While the emerald crabs do a great job with the
> rock, they generally are not brave enough to venture out into the sand
> and so I've got a lot of green hair algae growing out there.
>
> Thanks,
> Blake.
>
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> Can i keep more than one emerald crab in my 36*24*18high reef tank?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Paul M.
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