Have Emerald Crab? WATCH THIS.

Emerald Crab has always been suggested as a stable of a healthy reef tank's clean-up crew, but the more people I talk to, the more I realized how many of them "go rogue" in a reef tank once food becomes scarce (usually after they "fixed" the problem). After seeing a rapid decline of my fleshy Krytonite Candy Cane coral, and seeing the huge numbers of recommendations to pull the emerald crabs on my Instagram post, I finally pulled the trigger and invited them to live in the refugium instead.
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[@christopherflores6137]

Waking up your pregnant wife at 2am to catch a bristle worm and emerald crabs 🤣 Emily deserves some flowers hahha. Awesome channel - keep it going!

[@QuarterBach]

Christopher Flores... Or should I say... Emily's secret secondary account!

[@InappropriateReefer]

@@QuarterBach 😂🤔

[@A1AAdventures]

Anyone Dealing With Bristle Worms at 2AM deserves EMERALDS! Not Crabs!

[@MightyNanoTank]

Christopher Flores Emily deserves a pomsky puppy 😂

[@christopherflores6137]

Mighty Nano Tank Seems like fair compensation 😂

[@gabesreef]

I'm sorry about Mac, the absolutely worst part of a dog is that they dont live nearly as long as they should.

[@luib1777]

Gabes Reef Tampa wait did he say he died in the video?

[@gabesreef]

@@luib1777 no, that he has cancer and it spreading, the vet gave him a little longer. 14 is fantastic for a shiba, he had a long wonderful life.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you Gabe, my friend warned me about the heart-ache that comes with living with a dog, now I know what he meant.

[@gabesreef]

@@InappropriateReefer never forget the GREAT times and use everything you learned to help when its human baby time. You may be surprised how many things travel over to humans.

[@davidlong8509]

"EMILY, can you come hold this camera so I can catch my worm" Bow chica wow wow.

[@gocedimoski728]

My BIIIIG Worm 🐛 🙈😂its Huuuge

[@CoralReefKeepers]

Just tossed that worm right into the sarlac pit! LOL!!

[@InappropriateReefer]

😈

[@PuffDaddyReef]

Hmmmmm, you got me suspiciously eying my emerald crabs 🦀.

[@TheDancing0wind]

in my LFS I asked if they had emerald crabs. "Sure, here is one munching on GSP" .. ok :)

[@InappropriateReefer]

Hey man, as long as you keep yours well fed...

[@HobbySci]

If you’ve got one bristle worm that size. I bet you have a lot more bristle worms in that tank haha... Make a bristle worm trap and see how many you catch!

[@InappropriateReefer]

MAN, I am not sure if I want to find out........................... but it'd be interesting to see, hmm. Soda Bottle trap?

[@HobbySci]

Inappropriate Reefer haha yeah that’ll work. Just make sure to put some juicy delicious food. Then go down at 2-3am... 😱

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

​@@InappropriateReefer I've found the Coral Banded Shrimp to be the most effective bristle worm exterminator ever. They eat worms like it's the 4th of July! And the Golden variety is definitely the best. Hunts worms more actively, and is not aggressive at all. Great at keeping populations at bay ;)

[@malachigrey4895]

@@MichaelHolmgaard lol yeah they'll kill your bristle worms and just about any other invert they can catch. its a cool shrimp but there is a reason few reefers keep them and fish stores sell them so cheap.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

@@malachigrey4895 I've only experienced them going after peppermint shrimp. Fish knows to leave a coral banded alone, like any other aggressive tank mate. But the golden morph is not aggressive at All

[@adriancano4330]

I always look forward to watching you’re videos! It gets me so excited to work on my tank

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks for watching man!

[@MrMushroomish]

It's just so chill watching your videos, almost always the best part about my sunday. And yes i have fun on sundays as well ;)

[@JacobFra]

Still waiting on that 150g tank update!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Well we can't keep Pacman waiting..

[@jdwellsart5104]

Just pulled one from my tank !! I caught him eating pieces off my frogspawn , consumed a whole colony of zoas, and my last straw was the riccordia , I’ve had smaller emeralds that left everything alone , but the big hitchhiker crab was huuuuungry for anything, even snapping at my Occelaris !

[@nc474]

Love the content man! Cant wait to see more on the 10G

[@deefishkeeper2019]

I was scared for you when I saw you pick up the crab with your bare hands 😂

[@indoorreefer7332]

I also had one of these picking on everything where he shouldn’t lol 😁 love your vids

[@blkmarlin7416]

Standard Bristle worm... they're harmless and are part of the clean up crew.

[@NinjaSushi2]

Mmhmm.

[@anonymous4170]

I loved the first part with the bristle worm😂

[@cinnamonoa]

I love how instead of yanking the bristle worm out of the tank and burning it with fire like I would've done, you just yeeted it into the mouth of the anemone lol

[@golbs7542]

dude, emilys sound effects are funny, u should collate all the sounds into one long video. lol

[@shaunwelsby]

Love the video can I ask what type of clam do you have in there ?

[@gamingdeeds]

May I ask what you use to record it's insanely sharp crystal clear just perfect videos. Equipment used thanks for posting it if you do.

[@Reefloco]

Catch them!!! Emeralds have always been "fishy" to me! I don't trust them... 🤣🤣🤣 the scream is hilarious though!!

[@caralillian9027]

EMILYYYYY!!!!! 😂 LOL yall are the cutest!

[@eoghainlebioda1396]

NGL I'm jealous of your refugium. that thing is thriving :O

[@kelissatorres3138]

I love how she helps you out you guys reminds me of me and my love

[@prolificbreedaquatics]

You’re down to handle Bristle worms but not earth worms? 😂

[@InappropriateReefer]

Yo man, they're both no good in my book!

[@Incrediblez420]

@@InappropriateReefer so how do you clean the small holes of the rock work if the worms aren't doing it for you? Humm, many that's why there a no3 spike in your tank....dead decaying material within the rock. And so you know your crab eating corals because there hungry! Feed them and you won't have to worry about them....asains....think they know all

[@Incrediblez420]

@@InappropriateReefer by the way crabs also go to corals to steal food. I'm sure it was something else eating up your corals, I bet file fish is destroying your corals

[@HWolfe]

Yea...try that with Emily when she's close to the babie's arrival...lol...you think you are faking ouches...👀..lol... I am so sad about your doggy I love dogs so much. Oh yea, get some reef safe tongs they sometimes might come in handy. TFS another great vlog. Good tankkeeping!

[@HerbysReef]

Have you tried doing an ICP test? My tank did the same thing and the candy canes were just the first to start showing signs of receding. It turned out that I had tin in my water. I would suggest doing an ICP to be safe.

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

I found my daughter's file fish nibbling on any polyps at night including the leather coral tips. Since he's gone they're opening again

[@leilaninevarez2783]

OMG!!!!! Your dog!!! I’m in love 😍

[@chapter25]

I have a torch coral with its branch section starting to show its skeleton, is it some pest problem or calcium problem? Any experience? But the top torch tentacles are looking healthy.

[@projectreefbyginoj4]

Have you had problems with skunk cleaner shrimp or red tip hermits eating corals? My euphyllias are dying one at a time with no changes in parameters, light nor flow. Can't seem to find any parasites

[@AmbientGames]

How often do you a water change? And how much of the water do you change?

[@fragile880]

I evicted a emerald crab, he was pulling off my rock flower nems

[@InappropriateReefer]

Just picking flower for his gf...

[@jacobnohr8261]

Did you kill the bristle worm by putting it in the anemone? It was squinting around and and looked like it was immune. Are they immune like clownfish?

[@ej4851]

Can you do a review video on the cyclone powerhead!

[@GreasySt]

My huge emerald was destroying the bubble algae but then destroyed my hand size colony of glaxea I grew for a year. Then an acan colony.

[@xaynepruitt3218]

I have a question, I have chaetomorpha in my refugium. Will my emerald crab try and snack at it if I toss him down there?

[@harkinsaquatics]

You caught than green handed... keep up the great content

[@clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957]

Tank looks great

[@jamesharvey7793]

You can always try a bristle worm trap, the fatter ones sometimes eat corals and can be venomous so its obviously good to remove them. Think you’d be surprised what you find inside:) I found an absolute giant in my tank (50gal) that had eaten a whole large goniopora colony without me ever seeing it:/

[@franks8127]

File fish love to sample different corals, i had one take out a colony of zoas in a week

[@thomasjansen2080]

Hi, love your vids! My goal is to get my tank just like yours! I got myself a red sea reefer 170:) btw, i dont think those crabs are reefsafe. Mine walks over my zoanthids and is damaging my softies:( Keep up de good work! Greetz from the netherlands!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you for your kind words Thomas! It seems like if they are well fed, they may be OK... but I just did not want to take that risk, especially since I got 3 of them in the tank!

[@jdwellsart5104]

Thomas Jansen Definitely pull him out ,! I gave my emerald a few chances then ended up setting up a whole different tank for the bugger . Now he can rest peacefully chewing on an all you can eat algae buffet

[@jaredwest4530]

Where did you get those tweezers?

[@el_guapo1318]

I have three aussie lords on a rock. All three are some of the fastest growing corals I have, although my Blue Effloutanaria is the fastest growing by far. My slowest growing, are my Neon Splatter hammer, my Bicolor Hammer, and my Pink tipped Frogspawn. I have had all three frags for about 7 to 8 months, and no growth at all. All three are healthy and are puffy and pretty, they just aren't creating new branches. Anyone have any tips?

[@cannibalholiday]

Is that a deep sand bed in your sump?

[@joevasquez1776]

Just subbed because of the name of channel alone

[@inventoryking]

Very entertaining!

[@aidanmcferris9348]

He suspected foul play. Something untoward is happening! LOL!

[@rustyshackleford7288]

Ahahah you are cool. You let the crab pinch you. Great video. Loved it

[@Deathmage_1]

I've never had this happen but then again I feed mine , also the one time i had a crab eat zoas he came with a group of emerald crabs but he out grew all the others and started to get hairy , turned out he was not an emerald crab at all he was a bear crab

[@cannibalholiday]

I was given a badly damaged sun coral to try and rehabilitate and it had multiple bristle worms hidden in the base. Most people say "good like earthworms" but I saw a few people saying they were seeing issues with them. If they're not actually feeding on the coral itself, could it be that their act of coming out to steal the food from the sun coral prevents the coral from extending to eat and causes die-back from starvation? It's really doing better since I murdered the little bastards.

[@BahamaLlamaCoral]

Great vid as usual!! Love the content! Thanks Mok-Yi!

[@ARTOFDUNKS]

love the vid bro! you inspired me to start my nano! and im happier eveyday cus of it!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Awesome man, congrats on starting your journey!!

[@A1AAdventures]

Ahhhh! Such a Cool Crustacean Can Be Detrimental To Some Reef Coral JUST LIKE Peppermint Shrimp !

[@achmadfaiqhafiz7620]

If there are 2 emerald green crabs in the nano tank, is that okay?

[@kh33s3BuRg3R]

I just picked up a emerald carb for clean up

[@InappropriateReefer]

Just keep the fella well fed (but also keep an eye on him!)

[@Reefgrrl]

Lol all the fun stuff happens after midnight!

[@ProppedNutFPV]

If you dip everything. How are you getting bristle worms?

[@moorrum6686]

Could have gotten a long time ago from rock and lots of more reasons

[@rogerhunter313]

i love my emerald crab. I feed it nori with tongs

[@lesnewjr]

I had a 28 BioCube setup for 3 years. When I broke it down to move I found a worm well over a foot long. I about had a heart attack LOL. Needless to say, he stayed hid and fed very well l LMAO the Shocker is he never bothered any of my Coral even as big as he was

[@black10kevin]

I have green star polyps and the first day I added the crab it started to strip my coral

[@chasecejka3672]

I had emerald crabs to get whip out some bubble algae and before I took the tank down I watched them go after and kill coral.

[@9StickNate]

Wow! I’m going have to watch an older video. That frogspawn has turned into a forest! Same with the Grandis.

[@kingincrimson]

your wife and neighbors must loe you fo screaming that loud at 2:1 am.

[@InappropriateReefer]

😅😅😅

[@danperez3328]

What is title of opening song?

[@justinadgar4812]

Amazing wife.! Hope you appreciate lol, mine hates my tank ☹️

[@NinjaSushi2]

I have Bristols that big. No worries. Get an arrow crab if you don't want them.

[@KreefAquariumhobby]

Hahaha. She didn't even wait. 🤣😉

[@eddyb9447]

I think it’s crazy just hearing him swear 😂

[@mtnentertainment3454]

As long as you are supplementing the emerald crabs with pellets they should be fine with coral

[@scott_richardson]

I came across this video. I’m a gweilo and I can speak Cantonese oddly. Not sure why or how. But I can understand what you said to Emily about taking the camera so you can grab the worm.

[@knels5288]

Lol Emily is hilarious

[@nicksebben]

Lol “bristol” worm 😂

[@alexromero2734]

I thought you was holding some broccoli

[@seannielson7883]

I literally just got an emerald crab yesterday

[@aidanmcferris9348]

So, I dont really know much about being a "reefer". That bristle worm looked nasty. What was it doing in your tank? How did it get there, and what was that you did with it? Lovely clown fish!

[@luib1777]

Why did you cut off the dead coral can’t it grow back?

[@ShadowTheNinjaKitty]

Lui B17 Once the flesh is pretty far removed from the skeleton the head isn't coming back. It's better to just remove it

[@luib1777]

Jonah N thanks for the reply!

[@robertwelsh6878]

First comment love your show keep up the good work you inspired me to get back into the hobby

[@InappropriateReefer]

Hey man, welcome back to the money pit!

[@robertwelsh6878]

Inappropriate Reefer Thanks Mokyi my GF is actually glad I'm getting back into it and she wants to get involved too so will be a nice project for both of us and lol I know but it's all worth it 😍

[@CoralReef69]

Chris Hansen in the beginning lmaoooo

[@Matt-kn8mi]

Hahah this video made me laugh when you woke your wife at 2 am and then scared her with the crab. Funniest reef tuber.

[@sandyraymondlowewong9705]

Don't trust any crabs including hermits. The only crabs I consider reef safe are porcelain crabs and pom pom crabs.

[@santamonicahelpassistant418]

12:50 🍄 🍄 WATER MUSHROOM 🍄 🍄 -Abdullah

[@Edmilsonfsjr]

Emily is a Saint.

[@CSandmeier]

Emily is really a trooper!

[@tkwilson83]

I had to remove all my emerald crabs. They were eating my corals. :(

[@MarioNetasZz661]

I had an emerald crab as well that was eating every lil frag that I would put in ..I would get up in the middle of the night to catch the lil bastard going crazy ..he wouldn’t come out during the day only at night ..so for those ppl out there having trouble catching em just put a jar in the tank with some food and for sure he will go in there and won’t be able to get out👍🏽😬🤭🤭😬😂😂

[@bakerfly305]

What diagnose do you have to have when deciding to scream at your wife about an invertebrate at 2 am?

[@i_cant_think8947]

The reason they are your coral is because you didn’t get enough food down to the bottom of your tank, when they run out of algae they attack your corals

[@KillerKev1961]

5.56 there was a fat flatworm on the glass. They fuck corals up bigtime too.

[@DYLANTRIES]

Bro I'm watching this because my emerald crabs have been snacking on my soft corals, newby here but not acceptable so they are banned even the small hermits are banned

[@ChickenTomcat852]

Thats the boy who got the og bounce?

[@tinotortorici8651]

Emeralds are very safe inverts and in no way the go for corals! Unless your corals are dying they will eat the dying flesh, which is beneficial

[@Nicheven]

I watched my emerald crab eat my hammers before he got evicted. They were beautiful and happy one day and half gone the next. Never again.

[@AquaSplendor]

Wait, did you just curse multiple time!? MY FUCKING MAN! lol #respectNoAuthorityVSyoutube. Oh speaking of that, i actually have a blooper, will send detail ;) (I BIP mine hehe)

[@AquaSplendor]

Also, clean the bottom of your glass hehehe :P

[@budgetaquatics8506]

I old you guys that those emerald crabs are the worst, ditched mine a while ago

[@jessejonathan47]

I thought bristle worms are bad for everything is the tank.... you feed them to anemone???!!! What!!!? I have a Long Tentacle Anemone. Can I give the worms to her?

[@lawrdhalfmercy2361]

He has no gloves on right next to those zoas.

[@Ariefeht]

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@blkmarlin7416]

You can tell the sex of a crab by looking at the their flap on their underside,.... narrow flap equals male, wide broad flap equals female. This is where they hold their eggs.

[@luislopez3714]

My crab would eat my acans and torches :( had too rehome him.

[@justinmeyer51]

😂They don’t call him inappropriate reefer for nothing. On a serious note sorry to hear about your dog bud