Smallest Ulva eater?

[larcat]

Hi!

We have an Ulva problem in our sps dominant 40 gallon reef tank. Hermits handle everything else. Bristletooth and tail spot wouldn't touch the stuff. Tried an emerald crab, he immediately started pretending our humulus was an all you can eat polyp buffet so he was banished.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[ichthyogeek]

Amphipods? Some type of snail? Package it and sell it to people with Ulva loving tangs? You might also try a "snipper"-type tang, like a yellow ta...oh wait, 40 gallons, gotcha. Try to prune it back maybe, add some algae eating amphipods at night, and let them get to work eating new growth, and working on the old growth.