Yellow tang eating Grape Caulerpa

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  1. 4G1v3N

    4G1v3N Spaghetti Worm

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    I just added the yellow tang in my tank, and I was watching him for a while. I had a little branch of Grape Caulerpa from a piece of LR I got from my LFS. The Tang bit at it a couple of times and the Grape Caulerpa released some sort of green stuff into the water. Is it normal for tangs to eat that? and should I take the Grape Caulerpa out of the water?
     
    4G1v3N, Jan 8, 2007
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  2. Urban_s

    Urban_s Sea Dragon

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    My tank loves the Caulerpa that was on my live rock. Tangs loves macro.
     
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  3. bouraganes

    bouraganes Peppermint Shrimp

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    Tangs love almost any type of red or green algae - it is a major part of thier natural diet!
     
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