Suggestions for a small reef safe Herbivore fish
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iamwhatiam52
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Algae blenny may get too big for a 28. Try smaller blennys, maybe an Ecsenius bicolor "Bicolor Blenny", Ecsenius stigmatura "tailspot", or two Ecsenius bimaculatus "Two Spot Blenny".
small alien
The fungus is among us.
If you're looking for a fish to control an algae problem, I don't think you're going to find one for a tank that small. Try some turbo snails. And up your water changes.
aklausing
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I had a bi-color blenny in the tank, but he unfortunately became dinner for Sally Lightfoot crab. I removed the crab and rearranged some live rock, removing some actually because I thought I had too much. My nitrates have gone from 0 to about 10 ppm. Now I have an outbreak of green hair algae.
I'm not sure what caused the nitrate spike, although I suspect it is because I removed some of the Live Rock. I guess before adding another fish, I need to let the nitrates settle down and maybe add some turbos. Do turbos take care of hair algae?
I'm not sure what caused the nitrate spike, although I suspect it is because I removed some of the Live Rock. I guess before adding another fish, I need to let the nitrates settle down and maybe add some turbos. Do turbos take care of hair algae?
MrTuskfish
Team RC
Just a heads up; I assume the maroon clown is still quite small.The maroon clown will almost certainly become female and claim the entire tank as her territory. An adult female maroon can be one of the nastiest fish, especially in a small tank. They usually don't tolerate newcomers.
I am looking for a small herbivore fish for my 29g. Right now I have two small false percs and a bangai cardinal. The algae isn't hair algae, but some sort of the followings from pictures I've seen:
caulerpa-taxifolia
bryopsis-pennata
Caulerpa-sertularoides
I was looking to add a small Yellow tang for now and then give it to a friend after a while but feel bad doing that. I also saw a coral beauty angelfish. Would that work?
caulerpa-taxifolia
bryopsis-pennata
Caulerpa-sertularoides
I was looking to add a small Yellow tang for now and then give it to a friend after a while but feel bad doing that. I also saw a coral beauty angelfish. Would that work?
Actually, in that sized tank, it is going to be impossible (or near so) to add fish with the existing inhabitants.
Excellent advice.
Probably not. Even ignore the tank size.
sandwi54
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totally. adding a yellow tang (no matter how small) to a 29g is a really bad idea. 29 gallon is too small even for a juvenile yellow tang and it will sure be under stress.
sandwi54
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having a maroon clown and 6-line wrasse in a 29g will pretty much preclude the possibility of adding anything else. maroon clown is extremely aggressive (especially when it becomes a large female) and will chase/kill other fish in a small 29g tank. the same goes for 6-line wrasse
my friend's maroon clown chased another fish to death in his 150g tank. that should give you an idea of the temperament of the fish and the required space.
my friend's maroon clown chased another fish to death in his 150g tank. that should give you an idea of the temperament of the fish and the required space.
I totally agree. But ignoring the inadvisability of putting a yellow tang in that sized tank, it would not solve the problem.
sugartooth
Reef bully
You can try an urchin (there is one that eats macro, but I can't remember if it's tuxedo or red) or a nudibranch. Gulf Coast Ecosystems sometimes sells them. I had a couple for almost a year working on my macro in a 55 gallon cube.
By the way, this is called "hijacking" a thread. Even though the topic is similar, it is always best to start your own thread rather than tag on to someone else's thread.
