Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone here has any any experience with emerald crabs interacting with stomatella snails?
I have a small population of stomatellas in my 20 gallon tank and was looking at adding an emerald crab to work on some newly arrived bubble algae that has started to get a foothold on a few pieces of my live rock. I have some patches of hair algae and quite a few stalks of palm calerpa that would likely keep the emerald fed as well, in addition to normal feeding in the tank. I know that most reports for emeralds state they are opportunistic, with the general caveat they tend to behave better when they're well fed, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen emeralds go after stomatellas actively or if they've experienced a crash in their stomatella population after an emerald crab introduction?
Right now, I'm erring on the side of introducing one with caution and a very close eye, ready to return him should he begin to go rogue, but any additional first-hand knowledge would be great! Thanks in advance.
I have a small population of stomatellas in my 20 gallon tank and was looking at adding an emerald crab to work on some newly arrived bubble algae that has started to get a foothold on a few pieces of my live rock. I have some patches of hair algae and quite a few stalks of palm calerpa that would likely keep the emerald fed as well, in addition to normal feeding in the tank. I know that most reports for emeralds state they are opportunistic, with the general caveat they tend to behave better when they're well fed, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen emeralds go after stomatellas actively or if they've experienced a crash in their stomatella population after an emerald crab introduction?
Right now, I'm erring on the side of introducing one with caution and a very close eye, ready to return him should he begin to go rogue, but any additional first-hand knowledge would be great! Thanks in advance.