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Clean Up Crew

Honest Blogging about Aquarium Keeping.
Emerald Crab - A Detailed Look At the Best Crab For Your Clean Up Crew
Tags Clean Up Crew, Invert Profiles, ReefKeeping

Emerald Crab – A Detailed Look At the Best Crab For Your Clean Up Crew

by Mark Valderrama

As we saw in our previous post, the Emerald Crab was rated the #1 algae eater in a saltwater aquarium. I wanted to dive in deeper in this post about this crab and why this crab is a great addition to your saltwater tank. I’m going to break this post down Q A style for simplicity:

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