small plant eating fish

[etepperman]

Hi,

My tank is kinda full, so adding a tang is out of the question. I would however like to add a small fish that could help to eat some of the green plants I have growing in my tank.

Does anyone have any suggestions.

Thanks,
E

 

[noahm]

look into acclimating mollies. Do a search and see if it is what you are looking for. Many people have done it successfully since they are brackish.

 

[sirreal63]

What are the "green plants"?

 

[etepperman]

Not Sure, they hitch hiked with one of my coral. I know they are not algae, as they are small and leafy.

 

[sirreal63]

Go here and see if you can find it. Unless my memory has completely deteriorated. all marine plant life is algae based.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/algae.html

Small and leafy sounds like feather caulerpa, it can be a nuisance.

 

[Sk8r]

if it's caulerpa, get that rock out of your tank. It will spread by runner, spore, or fragment, and it's toxic to most fish when eaten. Feather or grape caulerpa is a plague in the tank.

 

[mayjong]

lawnmower blenny?

 

[Potsy]

Hard to find a small fish that'll eat fleshy macro-algae. An urchin or chiton will scour the rock clean. If it's not caulerpa or some other nuisance species, you could perhaps let it go. A little diversity never hurt.

 

[zachfishman]

I don't know of any plants that eat fish :lmao:. I assume you meant plant-eating fish haha.

Hard to find a small fish that'll eat fleshy macro-algae. An urchin or chiton will scour the rock clean. If it's not caulerpa or some other nuisance species, you could perhaps let it go. A little diversity never hurt.

I'm in the Caulerpa boat myself, can't seem to eradicate some small stuff I've got running around. Might be in for a baby urchin.

 

[strike2867]

I don't know of any plants that eat fish :lmao:. I assume you meant plant-eating fish haha.



I'm in the Caulerpa boat myself, can't seem to eradicate some small stuff I've got running around. Might be in for a baby urchin.

Although technically not a plant. I've watched an Anemone eat fish. For the Caulerpa problem, get rid of it soon and fast. I have a Foxface and a Blue Tang that both ignored it. Luckily I just kept tearing it out and Yumas grew over them so they died without sunlight.

 

[ozzyvega]

I put a salfin Molly n my aquapod a while back just for this. Won't touch the plants. Just like my buddy got an algea blenny once it saw food bein dropped hasn't touched algea scince.