What are these Green Balls

Discussion Of Local Group Meetings For the Baldwin County and Mobile Area

Moderator: snoopdog

Post Reply
Rebel01
Amoeba
Posts: 33
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:27 pm
Location: Gilbertown, Al

What are these Green Balls

Post by Rebel01 »

I've got some small green balls growing in my tank. They're dark green in color and when unrestricted by the rocks they grow into a perfect ball. Does anyone know what it might be. I just recently removed about 4000 of them from my tank. They're not bad looking but they really took over.
woolyt2
Amoeba
Posts: 168
Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: mobile

Post by woolyt2 »

its green bubble algae, just pull out and try not to break them
Rebel01
Amoeba
Posts: 33
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:27 pm
Location: Gilbertown, Al

thanks

Post by Rebel01 »

I looked it up on about.com and found a picture. It looks like Ventricaria ventricosa. It says that emerald green crabs will eat this stuff. I found one on marine depot. it cost $7 for the crab and $35 to ship it.
Last edited by Rebel01 on Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
woolyt2
Amoeba
Posts: 168
Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: mobile

Post by woolyt2 »

its just an emerald crab not a hermit yes they will eat it and you can get them in town for about 10 to 15 buck and you dont have to pay shipping
Rebel01
Amoeba
Posts: 33
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:27 pm
Location: Gilbertown, Al

Post by Rebel01 »

My trouble is the distance I have to travel. By town I assume you're speaking of Mobile. What are the stores that handle marine animals in Mobile? I come to Mobile on other business once or twice a year. If I give one of the stores some notice they may be able to reserve me a couple of crabs.
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

$10 - $15 ? Eek they should be $5.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Post Reply