WTB Confirmed Bubble Algae eating Emerald Crab or....

[nate82]

Got a little bubble algae issue blooming in my tank and I really don't want to take out all my rocks to solve it by hand. Looking to buy pretty much anything that has been confirmed first hand to eat bubble algae. I don't want to buy emeralds that don't eat bubble algae and end up eating my zoas.

Thanks for any help!

 

[duke62]

i bought 2 emeralds a long time ago and they cleaned up my bubble algae and didt touch any coral..give them half a silverside and they are happy for a week

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I never seen my emerald craps eating zoa. Are you sure you got the real deal in the past? There are ones that look similar but not the same. Next time, when they come out, I take a pic to show you. May be in the mean time you can search other online resource to look for the pic of real kind.

 

[nate82]

I've never personally had issues with them eating zoas, just heard horror stories. I have however bought emerald crabs who completely ignored bubble algae...

 

[ecchybridLE]

I had a super massive bubble algae problem. I put 7 emeralds in at one time. Only had one crab that attacked my sps which i removed. All the others helped rid the tank of algae and never touch anything else. Along with the crabs I removed as much as I could each water change by using tubing and a piece of plastic tubing on the end to cut into it.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

crabs are basically hit or miss no matter what kind they are

 

[nate82]

crabs are basically hit or miss no matter what kind they are

Yea.. Just gonna buy a half dozen and play my odds I guess