Sally lightfoot crabs

[ReDDeviLs]

these crabs seems to gain gd reviews! haha

i wonder y only Eaquarist have them..

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

these crabs seems to gain gd reviews! haha

i wonder y only Eaquarist have them..

their reviews are good because they do what they're suppose to do well..... their appetite for algae....especially the dreaded bryosis is amazing. Their tiny pincers are built for that purpose where they can rip out the dreaded algae by the roots....

I guess eaquarist has a very good supplier of these crabs which no one has ever thought of before in introducing clean up crews to us reefers. Not many LFS base emphasis on these clean up - critters

[Weapon_Master]

I think the general concern for these ###### shrimps will be when the sallys' grow big. As everyone know, ###### dont grow too big so ....

I think I better refrain before any mishaps later.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

I think the general concern for these ###### shrimps will be when the sallys' grow big. As everyone know, ###### dont grow too big so ....

I think I better refrain before any mishaps later.

yeah...it's best if you're not sure about these SLF's so maybe for an alternative to your algae problem...you can try something else like the lawnmower blenny.....

[FuEl]

I'm keeping the SLFs with ###### shrimps. No problems for me..anyway..###### shrimps are not such easy prey. Try catching them yourself and you know what I mean..

[Weapon_Master]

I tried catching them out before when I was rescaping. The ###### certainly gave me a hard time till I gave up and left them in there.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

I tried catching them out before when I was rescaping. The ###### certainly gave me a hard time till I gave up and left them in there.

in that case you should have no problem with the SLF's together with the ###### shrimps.....quick go and get some.....

[Weapon_Master]

I saw them at EAP and they looked quite small. Any one has any clue how big they can grow to?

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

I saw them at EAP and they looked quite small. Any one has any clue how big they can grow to?

the largest i have is about 3 inches across from leg to leg....don't know if they can grow any bigger then that though.....

[Weapon_Master]

ok thx for that. Wasnt sure if they will grow into huge monster.

Seems like mine tank will become a crawling tank with only 2 clown and 1 fire goby not crawling on the sandbed.

[ReDDeviLs]

###### shrimp can jump off fast and far! hee

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

ok thx for that. Wasnt sure if they will grow into huge monster.

Seems like mine tank will become a crawling tank with only 2 clown and 1 fire goby not crawling on the sandbed.

you're welcome....the emerald crabs are alot larger with bigger pincers as well so the SLF's are alot better and nature has designed them well for their specific role in our reef system....

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

###### shrimp can jump off fast and far! hee

yeah...agree they're good escapee's....

[ReDDeviLs]

i think i need to get them too not enough clean up crew..

but than always go there they dont have left

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

i think i need to get them too not enough clean up crew..

but than always go there they dont have left 

if you are on their mailing list , you will be able to know when the stocks arrive. Just leave your name and contact to them so they can notify you when the SLF's arrive.

Just give them a call to reserve so you won't be dissapointed when you go down there......I know the feeling of dissapointment..... ...

[FuEl]

I just found out that my sally lightfoots have been grazing down the coralline algae on the back glass wall of my tank..

[Siput]

Can anyone please pm me the price of the SLF? I live in the west, so would like to know before making a trip all the way there...

[FuEl]

It's $5 for one...anyway..any other ppl with SLF observed them munching down on coralline algae?

[ozy]

I have seen mine picking off stuff on the LRs. Thought that they are picking on the young shoots of the algae. Did not see them specifically go after coraline algae. But my SLFs are especially excited when I feed MS or pellets; my tank like a feeding frenzy with the cleaners and fire shrimps and SLFs.

And RedDevils, you may want to consider more cleaning crew, I got 2 SLFs, 1 emerald, 1 lawn mower, 2 rainford 2 turbo snail and 1 bicolour blenny as my cleaning crew in my 1.5 feet nano and is just able to control the my algae problem.

[ReDDeviLs]

wow so many,guess i really need more clean up crew! thanks ozy!

[FuEl]

I have seen mine picking off stuff on the LRs. Thought that they are picking on the young shoots of the algae. Did not see them specifically go after coraline algae. But my SLFs are especially excited when I feed MS or pellets; my tank like a feeding frenzy with the cleaners and fire shrimps and SLFs.

And RedDevils, you may want to consider more cleaning crew, I got 2 SLFs, 1 emerald, 1 lawn mower, 2 rainford 2 turbo snail and 1 bicolour blenny as my cleaning crew in my 1.5 feet nano and is just able to control the my algae problem.

Check out http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...ic=12515&st=345

Caught in the act..

[Spidey]

found this old thread.

I just got one to eat up the algae on the rocks.

but I wonder if it needs to be fed, or it survives just on algae?

I tried searching but most sites are quite vague about food for this crab.

[boxfish]

mine is switching attention to the coralline algae on the tank glass which is good..probably can feed it for as long as it can live but hope it will spare those on the LR