Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
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Tang
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Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Will there be any harm in feeding my emerald crab to my f8s? I have seen the crab reach and try to grab my watchman goby multiple times, and today i came home to him eating my green star polyps... i need to get him out of the tank!!
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
I don't think they could bite through the shell.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Any crab/crayfish poses a threat...
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
i have fed these as an occasional treat to my GSP and he had no problem getting through the shell. not too sure about F8 though. anything with claws that you try to feed will try to fight back, so theres always risk. but most puffers will kind of study the crab/crayfish to see where would be best to attack from. but then again some just go straight for the bite without thinking it through lol
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Yea I learnt that lol. My fahaka likes a fight, he will only tackle head on so he seems to get clawed alot
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Tear off his snips before throwing him into battle.
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
I do not believe a F8 is large enough or strong enough to bite into their shell.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Though I only had a GSP, I would suggest removing the claws before trying. I fed fiddlers and that was the only option for small puffers. Of course PP is smarter than me, so probably go with that 
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Not smarter--just a lil wiser.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Feeding emerald crab to figure 8s
Although they might not make good meals, they can give a F8 something to do for a day. Take the crab out when death occurs (to the crab of course lol)
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Terrance
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