Soft Coral consumers

wdt2000

wdt2000

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Anyone know of any good soft coral consumer that will leave SPS alone that can be purchased?

I have Blue Zoo looking for a nudi to eat my Anthelia, but in the mean time I was considering:

Banded Longspine Urchin, (Echinothrix calamari)
Camel Shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis)
Chocolate Chip Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus)

Anyone have any other suggestions?
 
most bigger angels will leave sps alone and eat softies such as anthelia and zoas. I had a coral beauty that ate them, as well as an emperor.
 
twon8 said:
most bigger angels will leave sps alone and eat softies such as anthelia and zoas. I had a coral beauty that ate them, as well as an emperor.
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My emperor wants nothing to do with coral soft or otherwise. I have some pest zoas too that I thought for sure would be gone, but she is not interested.
 
Still no luck, Banded Longspine Urchin and the Choc Star wanted nothing to do with eating Anthelia.

Anyone have any experience adding camel shrimp to an SPS tank?
 
wdt2000 said:
Still no luck, Banded Longspine Urchin and the Choc Star wanted nothing to do with eating Anthelia.

Anyone have any experience adding camel shrimp to an SPS tank?
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Bad idea. Camel shrimp are great for AEFW and other pests but when they run out of their favorite food they start in on acros. Some European reefers use camels to clean new acros before adding to their DT but the exposure is brief. Angel fish quite enjoy soft coral, zoos are at the top of the menu. Don't rely on a pigmy, they are hit and miss.
 
M007 said:
Bad idea. Camel shrimp are great for AEFW and other pests but when they run out of their favorite food they start in on acros. Some European reefers use camels to clean new acros before adding to their DT but the exposure is brief. Angel fish quite enjoy soft coral, zoos are at the top of the menu. Don't rely on a pigmy, they are hit and miss.
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Is this first hand experience with the camel shrimp eating acros? I mean have you witnessed the shrimp eating the acros?

I have a Emperor Angelfish that wants nothing to do with the Anthelia. I am hoping once she becomes an adult this will change.
 
M007 said:
Nope, never tested the theory. Generally like to learn from other peoples experiences. Here's a link you might want to peruse and I believe you will find a few more if interested. http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15748&highlight=camel+shrimp
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Thanks for the link, its always nice to hear from someone with first hand experience.

I wonder if one of those Majano zappers would take out the Anthelia? Anyone used one in a SPS tank, I have heard they release chlorine gas?
 
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