I have a tank with a foxface, emerald crabs, and an urchin. Are there any macro algae they won't eat?
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NopeI have a tank with a foxface, emerald crabs, and an urchin. Are there any macro algae they won't eat?
The fox face has a wide and diverse palet. Turf, bubble and gha. The urchins are the same and they love film and coraline.Okay.
This would be considered salad. One macroalgae that would work is CodiumI have a tank with a foxface, emerald crabs, and an urchin. Are there any macro algae they won't eat?
I guess I am adding codiumThis would be considered salad. One macroalgae that would work is Codium
Urchins. Not sure on foxface.Would Halimeda get eaten?
I have one pincushion urchin.You could try Mermaid's fans. They are very calcified. Bottle Brush, Pencil Cap, maybe. Halimeda might also work. Codium might persist enough.
How many urchins and what kind? My tuxedo urchin would munch on Codium but not fast enough to kill it off.
My sand bead is 2-3 inches.Pincushion is a bit more potent, but might work. How deep is your sand bed?
I have ulva and gracilaria from ISPF in my tank, and it has no issues with my emerald crabs and tuxedo urchin. To be honest the tuxedo only eats coralline and ignores all other algae (except for decorating itself).