Dry food for emerald green crab?

miserkris · 05/13/2017, 04:01 PM

I ran out of HA,BA thanks to God!

My 15 emeralds ate them all.

What kind of dry algae can I supplement to the DT to feed them?

Pls suggest...What's best.

Currently I have spirulina algae flakes, is this enough?
Thanks

eastlake · 05/16/2017, 06:43 AM

I would rubber band some nori sheets to a rock or two then place it near where the crabs hang out. You can supplement with some algae wafers too but the drawback with those is that the crabs aren't going to get 100% of the wafer in their mouth and little bits will get away.

AlSimmons · 05/16/2017, 12:59 PM

Any type of food will work, the problem is being able to get it down to the crabs without it floating all over the place. You might have to get creative here.

miserkris · 05/16/2017, 01:05 PM

I really thought they'd smell the food and get it, depends on the flow I guess....they go berserk when the smell Nori lol

Mof that's an easy way to catch them lol

ReefMonkey714 · 05/29/2017, 11:27 AM

You have 15 emerald crabs? I have one that I throw algae pellets into a piece of pvc on the side of the tank where he likes to hang out.

05/13/2017, 04:01 PM	#1
miserkris Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downingtown,PA Posts: 1,062	Dry food for emerald green crab? I ran out of HA,BA thanks to God! My 15 emeralds ate them all. What kind of dry algae can I supplement to the DT to feed them? Pls suggest...What's best. Currently I have spirulina algae flakes, is this enough? Thanks __________________ 156g Oceanic Mixedreef,100g Sump Current Tank Info: 156 g mixed reef

05/16/2017, 01:05 PM	#4
miserkris Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downingtown,PA Posts: 1,062	I really thought they'd smell the food and get it, depends on the flow I guess....they go berserk when the smell Nori lol Mof that's an easy way to catch them lol __________________ 156g Oceanic Mixedreef,100g Sump Current Tank Info: 156 g mixed reef

05/16/2017, 06:43 AM	#2
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	I would rubber band some nori sheets to a rock or two then place it near where the crabs hang out. You can supplement with some algae wafers too but the drawback with those is that the crabs aren't going to get 100% of the wafer in their mouth and little bits will get away.

05/16/2017, 12:59 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Any type of food will work, the problem is being able to get it down to the crabs without it floating all over the place. You might have to get creative here.

05/29/2017, 11:27 AM	#5
ReefMonkey714 Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: La Habra CA Posts: 96	You have 15 emerald crabs? I have one that I throw algae pellets into a piece of pvc on the side of the tank where he likes to hang out.