algae growth

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Hermit crabs, amphipods, tangs (eat it some).

Well, a hermit crab is out - they get too big. So do most of the tangs, but
there are a few smallish ones. My powder blue wouldn't touch the stuff, however.
Could you be more specific? Maybe a yellow tang? I'll check into amphipods.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

Blue legged hermit crabs don't get very big.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


George Patterson wrote on 6/9/2007 10:00 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Hermit crabs, amphipods, tangs (eat it some).

Well, a hermit crab is out - they get too big. So do most of the tangs,
but there are a few smallish ones. My powder blue wouldn't touch the
stuff, however. Could you be more specific? Maybe a yellow tang? I'll
check into amphipods.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

What eats hair algae?

Foxface, yellow tangs, lawnmower blenny's all eat green hair algea as well
turbo snails and bluehermits.

Peter Pan wrote on 6/10/2007 2:18 PM:
Foxface, yellow tangs, lawnmower blenny's all eat green hair algea as well
turbo snails and bluehermits.

Yea of all of the tangs, Foxface are the best algae
eaters, but unfortunately they often eat other
things as well.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Hermit crabs, amphipods, tangs (eat it some).

My tang would rather starve then eat hair algae. I just bought two sea
hares. They are suppose to love the stuff. We'll see.

--Kurt

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Blue legged hermit crabs don't get very big.

They are also relatively peaceful. I have one hermit that has reached
the size of a golf ball.

My 7 year old came home with a plastic bucket of about 50 hermits. I
have no idea how big they will get, but I added them to a 100 gallon.

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Blue legged hermit crabs don't get very big.

True. Somehow I thought you meant horseshoe crabs. Anyway, I haven't had much
luck with blue-legged crabs. I don't know why. Do they not live very long?

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

Peter Pan wrote:
What eats hair algae?

Foxface, yellow tangs, lawnmower blenny's all eat green hair algea as well
turbo snails and bluehermits.

Cool! Thanks for the list.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

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Wayne Sallee wrote:
Blue legged hermit crabs don't get very big.

True. Somehow I thought you meant horseshoe crabs. Anyway, I haven't had
much luck with blue-legged crabs. I don't know why. Do they not live very
long?

Mine have been in my tank for several years now. In my 75 gal, I have
anywhere between 20 - 30 of the Blue leg hermits. Its hard to keep track of
them, some die off and others are in and around the rock. They don't get too
big, maybe 1/2 inch or so. I do have one that was able to occupy an emptied
turbo snail shell ( a smaller one) and he moves around quit a bit.

Quit crappng and ****ing in the tank you dumbasses!


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