Best algae eating fish

[®eefer]

I had a little mishap with my PBT...died from ich and so did my orange shoulder tang. The remainder of my fish seem to have pulled through the infection. I am pretty much over tangs at this point, but now my algae growth has increased a lot. What are good, hearty, algae eating fish out there?
I know lawnmower blenny, what else?

 

[Wilafur]

desjardin tang

 

[BpOC]

i agree with Will ..juvenile chevrons are good too but a little pricey

 

[Wilafur]

or a rabbitfish. those things are pigs.

 

[phender]

Wilafur gave the two that I think are the best by far. Foxface rabbit fish seem to be hardier than the others. Purple tangs have been very good for me also. If you can find a small Ember blenny, they are also very good.

 

[hipertec]

try a kole tang...mine is a hog!

 

[dodgerblew]

Rabbitfish if not tangs or lawnmower blenny

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

um i think he said he was over tangs but besides that i would go with a blenny or something close i have a bicolor and he eats like a pig!!! but a magnificent foxface(the really cool lookin ones) would look great and eat well

 

[salt e]

Matallic Fox...COOLEST SEA PIG AROUND!

 

[tptp279]

sailfin mollies, lol... but even before you add anything, you may want to check parameters, especially nitrates because if your fish are getting ich, there is probably something wrong with your water

 

[gcarroll]

I have seen few fish that chows down on hair algae. Any Bristletooth (Kole, Chevron, Tomini, ...) tang eat like pigs, but even though they pick at hair algae, they are really only eating the microalgae growing on the hair algae.

 

[gps]

Used to have this problem until I put in a fug with macro algea.

 

[®eefer]

I have a fuge...lots of macros...over tangs for right now like I said...and I think gcarroll has a good point. I got a lawnmower blenny last night...I've seen those things chow down on hair algae. The stuff isnt out of control, just want a natural controller. Maybe I will try a rabbit fish too...
Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[racinghart]

lawnmower blenny for hair algae

 

[®eefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8159463#post8159463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by racinghart
lawnmower blenny for hair algae

LOL!

 

[®eefer]

Anyone try a seahare?

 

[Foogoo]

Rabbitfish/Foxface... fairly easy to find, priced well and not hard to keep. Although 1 in 5 seems to not touch the algae. The first one I had cleaned the bryopsis up in one day like you would not believe.

I did run into trouble feeding them once the algae was gone however.

 

[®eefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8160306#post8160306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Foogoo
Rabbitfish/Foxface... fairly easy to find, priced well and not hard to keep. Although 1 in 5 seems to not touch the algae. The first one I had cleaned the bryopsis up in one day like you would not believe.

I did run into trouble feeding them once the algae was gone however.

I have ogo growing in my fuge so I think I can sustain a live macro eating fish. I think I have seen differnet types of rabbit fish...one much prettier than the other. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[waterman78]

I know you're asking for fish that eat hair algae, but have you thought about inverts...like turbo snails? A lot cheaper if you ask me a plus the bio load wouldn't be as high as with adding another fish - prone to catching ich. I'm always open to hear another's opinion. Let me know.

Larry

 

[salt e]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8160815#post8160815 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ®eefer
I have ogo growing in my fuge so I think I can sustain a live macro eating fish. I think I have seen differnet types of rabbit fish...one much prettier than the other. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

i think the one ur talking about is the Matallic one, correct?