Bi Color Blenny Eat Macro Algae?

[blenny90]

We were thinking of adding a Bi Color Blenny to our Seahorse tank with macro algaes. There is turtle grass, shoal grass, calearpa proliferia, paspaloids & shaving brush in the tank.

We also have several unwanted algaes growing on the rock and the power heads. Was hoping the blenny would eat those algaes and leave the planted macros alone.

Any thoughts?

 

[bluenassarius]

i've never seen them eat algae... you might want to try a lawnmower blenny or a algae blenny if you have some pest algae growing.. i've seen them munch on algae (not macro)
btw, i hear bi color blennies are aggressive fish. this is from my bro who works at a LFS.

 

[blenny90]

The bicolor we have in our 90 gallon tank is very peaceful. He just hangs out in his hole until it's time to eat!

Are you sure a lawnmower blenny wouln't eat the macro algaes?

 

[bluenassarius]

i'm not 100% sure. i have a buddy who has a 180 that uses a lawnmower blenny to control his hair algae. his lawnmower blenny stays fat and the hair algae under control. he has caulerpa pasploides, grape caulerpa, some of my red unknown macro and hair algae

 

[blenny90]

Maybe it's worth a try. The nuisance algae keeps growing on the macro algaes that we want to keep.

 

[Cubman777]

get a lawnmower. A bicolor will not touch your algae. A lawnmower will make it dissappear in one day though!

 

[blenny90]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7164971#post7164971 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cubman777
A lawnmower will make it dissappear in one day though!

But will a lawnmower make our macro algae that we want to keep go away also?

Thanks

 

[nu2reef-n]

I have a bi-color in my 116 gal. display. He is super peaceful and fun to watch. He's in charge of algae clean-up.