Who eats cheato?

[pecan2phat]

What kind of fish or invert can I use in my frag tank to control chaetomorpha, zebrasoma or maybe bristle mouth species?

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

I eat chaeto..give me some =O

 

[rickb]

emerald crab

 

[johnny roastbeef]

My hippo tang seems to like it. Comes out much in the same condition it went in though.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

lol I didn't think anything ate chaeto..it's better to just give it away since it is such a useful and beneficial part of our ecosystems.

 

[pecan2phat]

It's not like I'm cultivating it for nutrient export, the stuff was probably on some frags that I bought and is now infesting my eggcrate platform.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

why not? that's what it's for..it's like having trees..trees take in bad and put out good

 

[pecan2phat]

Cause it's a frag tank and not a refugium, :lol:

Seriously though it's almost nussiance like when you don't want it.

 

[ming]

Can't you just pull them off the eggcrate? they should mostly come off easily.
What annoys me is all the tiny crumbs of chaeto which gets caught on the intake of powerheads

 

[Bob 1000]

One shore crab in the tank should do the trick.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

if it's a Jersey shore crab he will fist pump the chaeto and make it into a protein shake

 

[pecan2phat]

Nah, once it gets a foot hold on the eggcrate, I need to use a foxtail brush. So no one thinks a zebrasoma will do the trick?

Tobin,
What else will that shore crab do (destruction wise)?

 

[prattreef]

I'm pretty sure Zebrasoma won't touch it. I'm also surprised it is hard to remove from eggcrate. You sure it is chaetomorpha?

 

[pecan2phat]

Pretty sure Randy, definitely not hair or bryopsis.

 

[Master Shake]

my hippo loves it

 

[basiab]

I can't imagine how chaeto could be difficult to remove. It does not attach to anything. It may wrap around your egg crate but it is not attach to it. If it does then it is not chaeto.

 

[seldin]

...I can't imagine how chaeto could be difficult to remove. It does not attach to anything. It may wrap around your egg crate but it is not attach to it. If it does then it is not chaeto...

I also do not think this is chaeto. Chaeto is very easy to remove. Now, if is Calerpa, this can be a big pain.

Might want to post a picture. The reason, is that this is probably not chaeto.

As an aside, when I first bought chaelo, I went to a LFS and specifically asked for Chaeto. I was sold Calerpa and was not told it was this.

Good luck,

 

[jrobbins]

maybe hit it with a toothbrush and then run a ton of GFO to prevent it from regrowing?

 

[prattreef]

The reason this is so puzzling is that Warren (Pecan) is one of the most experienced reefers on the board ( I mean decades) and surely knows Chaeto when he sees it!!

 

[pecan2phat]

I actually know nada Randy :lol2:

I'm sure most of you have experienced a fishless enviroment with bright lights, everything you thought that you never had appears.