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Old 11-26-2007, 08:45 PM
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anybody know of anything that will eat away the caulerpa from smothering corals? Preferably something small
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Old 11-26-2007, 09:32 PM
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I had red and green caulerpa. I bought a copperband butterfly. I no longer have caulerpa.
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Old 11-26-2007, 09:41 PM
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something that can fit in a 29?
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Old 11-30-2007, 08:31 PM
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Default Re: caulerpa taking over

There isnt much that will fit in a 29 which will eat caulerpa. Caulerpa contains a toxin called caulerpenyne which deters most herbivores from eating it. You could try to remove as much as possible by hand and the use a small urchin, or possibly even emerald crabs to eat it as it tries to grow back.
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I have two tangs yellow and blue and they eat it until it is all gone.
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