Random observation that I just want to throw out there in case anyone has seen the same thing or has an interest in checking it out....it seems that, in my tank anyway, feather Caulerpa grown under low lighting is considered more edible to snails than when grown under high-intensity light. My T. fluctuosa used to mow through my feather Caulerpa until I got MH lighting...now it won't touch the stuff. Same stock, no new macro added. It is also growing in a lighter green. As an experiment I put in some some that was low-light grown (dark green) and the Turbo ate it. My big conch munched on some of it too, and it was gone pretty quickly. Makes me think that whatever chemical is responsible for snails not eating Caulerpa is affected by amount of light. Production being proportional to light intensity or something.
I can't remember what it is that makes Caulerpa "inedible" though. Does it just taste bad or is there some kind of toxin involved?
I can't remember what it is that makes Caulerpa "inedible" though. Does it just taste bad or is there some kind of toxin involved?
