Where are you placing Grape Caulerpa? If it’s going in an algae filter for nutrient export, I see little reason for concern. If it is going in your display tank, then keep Grapes in substrate as holdfast are difficult to remove when attached to rock.Happy New Year R2R'ers!
Can anyone please advise on suitable herbivores to control C. lentilifera. It is easy to remove when large enough but I would like to control the spread of the roots which is not so easy. Thanks very much, Simon.
Hey Subsea, thanks for the reply. It's growing in the display tank, the roots are now onto the liverock/aquascape. I agree that its a great way to export nutrients, it grows fast and it's easy to harvest. I just don't want it in the display tank.
Thank you, the tank is big enough. I have a large sailfin tang that takes no notice. A foxface would make a lovely addition. I'll look out for one.
I had the exact same problem. Bought a Foxface and he mowed it down. My LFS let me bring in a small piece and put it in a few tanks they had FoxFaces in to to see which one showed the most interest. Luckily a Mag Foxface went after it and I brought him home. I love that fish.
The Mag Foxface is a true beauty, don't see them often in SA. Thanks StlSalt
My first attempt was just a regular old foxface. Ate all the algae then died even though it was eating frozen foods. I think it was because of nutrition. The Caulerpa came came back with a vengeance. New guy gets a sheet of nori everyday cut into shreds and he's been doing great for over a year, and I haven't seen any signs of the grape nightmare, although I imagine it's still there he just eats before it's visible to me. My point is that it doesn't have to be a MagFF. By the way once my caulerpa wasn't around to eat up all my nutrients my phosphate and Nitrates skyrocketed.The Mag Foxface is a true beauty, don't see them often in SA. Thanks StlSalt
Good point re nutrients - they are obviously there otherwise the weed wouldn't grow!
