Should I feed my Emerald Crabs?

[laguest]

I just looked over at the tank and one of the emerald crabs has up on a Kenya Tree picking at it, the coral was all closed up as you would think.

They got rid of all the bubble algae as far as I can tell.
Should I feed them?
Do you think he was actually trying to eat the coral or is this OK?

Do people normally feed them? If so what?

Thanks

 

[Billldg]

Its not unheard of for emerald crabs to munch on corals, just not very common. Usually they will eat any algae in the tank and also eat any leftover food, mysis and brine shrimp and such. I never feed my emerald crabs, they were fine. If you have a emerald crab that gains a taste for coral then sump it and get another.

 

[mta_morrow]

How big of a tank and how many do you have? Most people including myself rubber and nori to a piece of rubble and drop it in.

 

[Mykawl]

Yes try feeding a tiny more, this worked with my pistol shrimp else he gets rowdy lol

 

[mta_morrow]

Yes try feeding a tiny more, this worked with my pistol shrimp else he gets rowdy lol

Sent u a pm about the nems and clowns :)

 

[MERKEY]

The more you feed the more he will grow and the more he will eat anything in the tank.

It sucks because they are fun to watch and do have a purpose. But if they go rogue there is nothing you can do but remove them.

 

[lapin]

They will eat algae wafers. The wafers will sink to the bottom.