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Looks like mojano to me but want to make sure as it is next to a ricordea Yuma , can anyone help ID here are the best photos I could get it is very small right now

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Baby Yuma . Looks like you have a bubble algae problem as well.
Thanks , yes it’s right next to a Yuma … and yes I have been prolonging the use of fluo or vibrant as I’m worried about my corals suffering (everything looks amazing right now) attempted to starve it out first and seeing some die off, if that won’t work then I will dose something …. Right now I’m low nutrients and low silicates ,,, emerald crabs in DT but won’t touch it
 

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Thanks , yes it’s right next to a Yuma … and yes I have been prolonging the use of fluo or vibrant as I’m worried about my corals suffering (everything looks amazing right now) attempted to starve it out first and seeing some die off, if that won’t work then I will dose something …. Right now I’m low nutrients and low silicates ,,, emerald crabs in DT but won’t touch it
I found that my emerald crabs wouldn't touch it either so I stopped feeding frozen food for a while so that the emerald crabs would only have algae to eat. I dont know if you feed frozen but this is just what helped me.
 
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I found that my emerald crabs wouldn't touch it either so I stopped feeding frozen food for a while so that the emerald crabs would only have algae to eat. I dont know if you feed frozen but this is just what helped me.
Thanks , yes I feed frozen (my emerald crabs are weird , they have been eating All the little round white worms around the tank, spirobid or spiroid or whatever the called, they also are a few vermatids I had in the tank and a few pineapple sponges) but so far no bubble algae lol
 

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Thanks , yes it’s right next to a Yuma … and yes I have been prolonging the use of fluo or vibrant as I’m worried about my corals suffering (everything looks amazing right now) attempted to starve it out first and seeing some die off, if that won’t work then I will dose something …. Right now I’m low nutrients and low silicates ,,, emerald crabs in DT but won’t touch it


I have a few bubble algae that hitched on a frag. I am dosing Reef Flux (flucanazole ) at 4 times the recommended dosage to kill the bubble algae. I am at day 18 of treatment. No water changes. Bubble algae is turning white and dying. Nothing in my tank is bothered by it. This stuff really works!
 

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Pitho crabs are really good at eating bubble algae. And in my experience, they are way, way better than emerald crabs. They are peaceful, and happen to look pretty cool as well!
 

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Pitho crabs are really good at eating bubble algae. And in my experience, they are way, way better than emerald crabs. They are peaceful, and happen to look pretty cool as well!

I had a few Pitho crabs in my cart from Reefcleaners but was all gone by the time I checked out. If you see them get them quick!
 
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I have a few bubble algae that hitched on a frag. I am dosing Reef Flux (flucanazole ) at 4 times the recommended dosage to kill the bubble algae. I am at day 18 of treatment. No water changes. Bubble algae is turning white and dying. Nothing in my tank is bothered by it. This stuff really works!
Thanks for this , gives me confidence to
Try it finally (I already bought it) think im
Gna try it after the next water change
 
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Pitho crabs are really good at eating bubble algae. And in my experience, they are way, way better than emerald crabs. They are peaceful, and happen to look pretty cool as well!
I was contemplating getting them instead of the emeralds but you know reef cleaners “our emerald crabs are guaranteed to eat bubble algae or your money back” made me feel more confident in getting emeralds … the very first day I put them in the tank 1
Of them are a few bubbles off my OG bounce … it went straight to it ! But so far they haven’t shown any interest in bubble algae after several weeks … have not bothered any other corals that I know of either besides the OG bounce on the first day … I am either gna dose fluo or ditch the emeralds and try pithos next to get rid of these nasty bubbles lol
 

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Same thing has happened to
Me on their website more than once with other things

Sign up for the restock alerts. They have been really helpful in the past. I’m pretty sure they restock the website on Fridays, and you can get a restock notification for the website or for an individual creature (like pitho crabs) if they are out of stock but now available!
 

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