What kind of Algae is this?
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mike89t
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I picked it up from Vivid Aquariums.
http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=01-2512-S
Although I'm not sure if it is really a Virgate Rabbitfish. It is probably more likely a Doliatus Rabbitfish which is closely related to the Virgate.
Yeah, saw the site earlier and wondered about whether they "substitute" thinking, "The buyer will never know!".
...if so, poor practice, IMO. Would make me mad if I ordered one fish and got another...especially if I could have gotten the same fish locally. :mad2:
Either way, good luck with him. I know what you're going thru (or COULD be going thru if left unchecked). :eek1:
...if so, poor practice, IMO. Would make me mad if I ordered one fish and got another...especially if I could have gotten the same fish locally. :mad2:
Either way, good luck with him. I know what you're going thru (or COULD be going thru if left unchecked). :eek1:
mike89t
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I don't have any Acros yet so I can't tell you if it will pick at them. I do have a couple of LPS that he hasn't touched.
Here is a photo of the large ball of Dictyota before I added the rabbitfish:
Here is a photo I took this morning of the Rabbitfish eating the Dictyota. I watched him take a couple dozen good bites of the stuff:
It's hard to tell from this image but he has carved a nice big hole in the center of the large ball of Dictyota.
Here is a photo of the large ball of Dictyota before I added the rabbitfish:
Here is a photo I took this morning of the Rabbitfish eating the Dictyota. I watched him take a couple dozen good bites of the stuff:
It's hard to tell from this image but he has carved a nice big hole in the center of the large ball of Dictyota.
mike89t
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7484061#post7484061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TA
Nice!
Looks like he's got a long way to go...why not 'help' him out a bit.
Looks healthy too.
The last time I cleared it out maunally I had a bunch of little pieces that ended up floating all over my tank. Spent an hour chasing them all down so the didn't take hold else where. Don't want to have to do that again.
I figure he will eventually take care of this as the ball of it gets a little smaller each day. Plus it like an automatic feeder for him.
Chad Vossen
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i have something that has similar growth to this algae! it came from florida and is red colored. it grows slow to medium. compaired to the calupera, it grows very slow lol. its very pretty as well. i have it growing in a clump around my rock anemone to fill in that space.
i just break off braches and super glue it to a little rock and make a bush then place the bush next to the anemone. works great as a filler.
i just break off braches and super glue it to a little rock and make a bush then place the bush next to the anemone. works great as a filler.
mike89t
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Well my Rabbitfish had this stuff under controll for the most part. I noticed that the Rabbitfish was starting to get thin and it didn't touch the nori I put in the tank. So I went online and ordered some macro algae to keep him happy. Unfortunately the day that the algae arrived the Rabbitfish died. 
Now the Dictyota Algae is coming back with a vengence. Dictyota sucks! Going to have to get another Rabbitfish and have additional Macro algae available to keep him healthy this time.
Now the Dictyota Algae is coming back with a vengence. Dictyota sucks! Going to have to get another Rabbitfish and have additional Macro algae available to keep him healthy this time.
