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Old 01/08/2008, 07:53 PM
petes97 petes97 is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by bayareaquarist
Emerald crabs eat Bubble algea~! Not voraciously but they have been documented to~!
-Actually I think I remember reading that they are the only invert to have the ability to consume a "bubble" without releasing the spores into the column...
I watched an emerald crab at airinhere's house eat a valona bubble. Not in one piece. Just picked at it slowly and I'm sure spores went everywhere.
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