Do Yellow Tangs Eat Hair Algae?

[jiggy]

DO YELLOW TANGS EAT HAIR ALGAE?

 

[CorbetJackson50]

sometimes they do sometimes they dont

 

[tanker]

None of my tangs eat it. --- Yellow, Purple, Regal, Kole, Convict.

 

[nemofish2217]

my tang would always love Nori....when i got GHA, it was like he looked at it and said, "what, are you kidding me?" ......SOB :lol:

 

[Maldivan]

My Powder Brown did. Probably why Ive never had anymore since I got him. Its like the previous posters say.... 50-50 chance they will. Good Luck

 

[jpslickorocks]

my yellow completely wiped out my hair algae. not even a trace left. I'm lucky I guess

 

[sean48183]

NO! Fuge Quickly!

 

[Jive Turkey]

It will if it's not fed nori everyday IME.

BTW, I was just watching Silva v. Sakuraba 3 just a minute ago. Chute Boxe and MMA fan here, though I don't roll. Too bad bout Shogun, victim of roid rage.

 

[Amphiprion]

They do feed (primarily) on filamentous algae and to a lesser degree, fleshy algae. Their species preference often excludes many types of hair algae from the menu.

 

[reefD]

they will if its not too long. i would rip at patches and see if he nipps at the small roots. still some tangs wont eat it at all.

 

[reefD]

silvia is a big boy!

 

[madeeb]

my sailfin loved it but my yellow would not touch it.

 

[Neptune777]

Mine Does.....

 

[know-it-all]

My Scopas loves the stuff, along with any other macro that grows on the rocks

I switched her to a bigger tank
and I found out that I had a turf algea on all my rocks
that she took care of

IMO, look for something other than a Yellow
(but that's just because I think there are better looking tangs available)

 

[reverendmaynard]

Foxface has a good rep for eating any algae.