What will eat Caulerpa

[snommisbor]

I have this on my GSP just wanting to know the best way to get rid of it.

 

[snommisbor]

bump

 

[skeeter-doc]

pull it out by hand if you can, I have had success with blue hippo tangs as well as powder blues

 

[uglyamericanV1]

turbos will eat that......i had a rock covered with caluapra, and actually liked it
worried it might take over my 30 gallon, put it in my 75 gallon and it got eated quick by my monster turbos and hawian hermits.

you can also try a bag of phospho-ban (a bag that you put in sump, or filter or wherever there is water flow)
it will DESTROY all alage with the quickness ( i did this to kill hair algae and the calaupra and my madiens hair started dying quick within the week, had to take the bag out)

 

[tuzeman]

I'd love some more ideas on this, I have the same Caulerpa growing on my zoo's. I've tried tweezing them off, but I can never get it all and it comes right back. My turbos don't go near, not that I'd want them to because of Zoo and all...so, let's here it, any more ideas?

 

[tuzeman]

bump?

 

[tuzeman]

So then...nothing will eat/control it? Anyone?

 

[Tayler]

nope not really

 

[ramrunner]

i have been fighting the same crud for awhile my self tried several brissel tooth tangs they did no good so after a while our lfs owner and i took a rock with some on it put it in his tanks to see if anything would eat it one of the fox face rabbit fish went to town on it so he came home and went to work after a week he hase eaten about half of it already so if you have a good fish store give it a try its easier then bringing home fish that dont eat it

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Urchins are going to be the easiest to come by, but Oxynoe nudiabranches and sacoglossan sea slugs should eat it as well.

 

[Reefman79]

Clean up crew will take care of those babies.

 

[rickkott13]

turbo snails

 

[chrisstie]

LoJ- do you know of any online vendors who carry Oxynoe nudibranchs?

 

[scottallens]

My yellow and blue hippo tang consume it daily, but I also dont feed them alot of nori either.

 

[JamesBryan]

My hawain blue hermits eat most caulerpa

My hawain blue hermits eat most caulerpa

I'll pay shipping if you'll ship me some. I collect macros. I'll also test it on some of my crabs and post results. PM me and we'll work a deal.

Good Luck