Best fish for algae

[simpp88]

I'm looking to buy a fish to help with hair algae control. I was thinking of a rabbit fish or a yellow tang. Any recommendations?

 

[Lakes aqueriam]

Allmost all tangs are good but I love the sailfin tang loan mower Benny is good to

 

[hossa81]

How about acouple turbo and astrea snails? Did the job for me.

 

[TimeConsumer]

What size tank, what kind of algae, how much algae?

 

[simpp88]

Tank is 46 gallon. Most of the problem is hair algae.

 

[lyal]

Absolutely love the lawnmower / algae Blenny for this.

 

[shifty51008]

i would go with a couple turbo snails and a lawnmower blenny. the blenny is a hit or miss IME though

 

[Misled]

Get your parameters together. Adding the fish may help, but the fish will poop and release the stuff back anyway. You also don't mention what size tank.

 

[whiteshark]

Tank is 46 gallon. Most of the problem is hair algae.

Get your parameters together. Adding the fish may help, but the fish will poop and release the stuff back anyway. You also don't mention what size tank.

So no tangs anyway.

 

[Misled]

Yep, thanks shark, missed that. That's also too small for a rabbitfish.

 

[Ambition]

Adding fish to "fix" an algae problem doesn't really work. The fish eat the algae then poop. Poop breaks down into nitrates and phosphates fueling more algae growth. To solve algae problems, it is best to get the dissolved nutrient levels low and as close to 0 as you can.

 

[Sk8r]

Won't work. Fish can't remove your algae problem. Get a GFO reactor.

 

[sweat90lx]

I added a reactor, went two days lights out, and started wet skimming. Im winning the fight with nuisance algae.
I plan on adding a lawnmower blenny. It might help some but its a cool looking fish.
Sk8r is correct. Water chemistry and time will eliminate algae.

 

[Stolireef]

You also may want to consider a tuxedo urchin for algae control. No 'animal' will stop algae but some can assist in keeping the nuisance under control. Nutrient control is the real cure.