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Old 03-19-2008, 10:13 PM
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I know that crabs should be fed, 3 emeralds, and like 10 hermits... I gotta remove some, LOL, anyways, I do not know what to feed them. As of now I fed them some "Wardley Algae Discs" primarily for Fresh Water and have a bunch for my tadpoles, but is there any food that is good for crabs to give them alternative food and keep them full? Should I do dried algae? I feed my tank just flakes now, I only have three Chromis, and plan on alternating flakes, frozen, brine shrimp, and pellets once I get my gobby and clowns.

Any advice for the crabs as of now. I do not have an excess of algae in the tank either.
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Old 03-21-2008, 10:23 AM
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Crabs are omnivorous and opportunistic. If you have live rock, it should provide sufficient micro algae and "critters" like pods once your tank is established. A smidgen of extra food very occasionally can help in a new tank, but an established tank with refugium should feed them adequately by itself.
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Old 03-21-2008, 11:35 PM
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I have no refuging and plan on not having one. I think removing some of my crabs will help in the long run, three emeralds in a 22 cube is a lot. And 10 hermits are a lot as well. I plan to cut them in half and remove 1 or 2 emeralds.
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