grape caulerpa

Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff - it is
intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its badly ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m

I had some grape caulerpa that almost completely took over my tank. I
scrubbed the rocks twice and it still came back, until I got a yellow tang.
He ate it all and I traded him for some coral frags. About 2 months
later the grape started coming back so I got another yellow tang and he ate
it all. I've kept this one so I have no more grape at all now. I've
heard that it's hit or miss to whether or not the yellows will eat it, but
I've had luck with two of them.


"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
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Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff - it is
intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its badly ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m

Yea, of all the caulerpa, they like grape the best.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Darrin wrote on 1/11/2007 10:20 PM:
I had some grape caulerpa that almost completely took over my tank. I
scrubbed the rocks twice and it still came back, until I got a yellow tang.
He ate it all and I traded him for some coral frags. About 2 months
later the grape started coming back so I got another yellow tang and he ate
it all. I've kept this one so I have no more grape at all now. I've
heard that it's hit or miss to whether or not the yellows will eat it, but
I've had luck with two of them.


"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
...
Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff - it is
intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its badly ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m

HAHA - excellnt - I think I will get one of those!

But will a yellow get on with my hippo - who is already getting quite big
and is very boisterous!

Mike


"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
nk.net...
Yea, of all the caulerpa, they like grape the best.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Darrin wrote on 1/11/2007 10:20 PM:
I had some grape caulerpa that almost completely took over my tank. I
scrubbed the rocks twice and it still came back, until I got a yellow
tang. He ate it all and I traded him for some coral frags. About 2
months later the grape started coming back so I got another yellow tang
and he ate it all. I've kept this one so I have no more grape at all
now. I've heard that it's hit or miss to whether or not the yellows
will eat it, but I've had luck with two of them.


"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
...
Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff - it
is intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its badly
ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m

There will definitely be scuffling at first, but they
should pair up after a while.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Mike Lawford wrote on 1/12/2007 2:56 AM:
HAHA - excellnt - I think I will get one of those!

But will a yellow get on with my hippo - who is already getting quite big
and is very boisterous!

Mike


"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
nk.net...
Yea, of all the caulerpa, they like grape the best.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Darrin wrote on 1/11/2007 10:20 PM:
I had some grape caulerpa that almost completely took over my tank. I
scrubbed the rocks twice and it still came back, until I got a yellow
tang. He ate it all and I traded him for some coral frags. About 2
months later the grape started coming back so I got another yellow tang
and he ate it all. I've kept this one so I have no more grape at all
now. I've heard that it's hit or miss to whether or not the yellows
will eat it, but I've had luck with two of them.


"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
...
Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff - it
is intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its badly
ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m

So you recommend to go for it then? What is the minimum size tank that I
would have to have for 2 tangs?

~m

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
ink.net...
There will definitely be scuffling at first, but they should pair up after
a while.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Mike Lawford wrote on 1/12/2007 2:56 AM:
HAHA - excellnt - I think I will get one of those!

But will a yellow get on with my hippo - who is already getting quite big
and is very boisterous!

Mike


"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
nk.net...
Yea, of all the caulerpa, they like grape the best.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Darrin wrote on 1/11/2007 10:20 PM:
I had some grape caulerpa that almost completely took over my tank.
I scrubbed the rocks twice and it still came back, until I got a yellow
tang. He ate it all and I traded him for some coral frags. About 2
months later the grape started coming back so I got another yellow tang
and he ate it all. I've kept this one so I have no more grape at all
now. I've heard that it's hit or miss to whether or not the yellows
will eat it, but I've had luck with two of them.


"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
...
Will a conch eat grape caulerpa - I just cant get rid of the stuff -
it is intertwined in the LR and really I need to get rid of it. Its
badly ugly!

Any suggestions as to what will eat it or erradicate it - totally?

~m