Macro safe hair algae cleanup?

[lifeoffaith]

Looking for an option for cleaning up hair algae that will also leave my macro algae alone (macro display tank). Is there anything that has a taste for hair algae that won't mess with my macro? I have several different kinds of macro.

 

[lifeoffaith]

Bump

 

[lifeoffaith]

No such thing?

 

[FinzAquatics]

cerith snails and nerite snails.. Aside from shrimp, these are all I keep in my systems for hair algae defense.

 

[Betta132]

Small snails would work, I'd imagine. Maybe a few nerites? Just keep the lid on tight, nerites sometimes crawl out.

 

[lifeoffaith]

I picked up a couple of Ceriths that happened to be in the hermit crab tank at the LFS. They seem to work well, but of course 2 Ceriths won't cut it in the 46 gallon. I have no idea why they don't have Ceriths for sale aside from the couple that came with their hermit crab shipment. I also got a lawnmower blenny. So far he has left my macros alone and is picking at the hair algae for sure. I also got some more hermits and a brittle star. Hopefully I can cut down the nutrients in the system at least, and the lawn mower should be able to eat for a while.