Which fish can help to control this algae?

puks

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Hi guys,

I have 260 gal tank

- Cleaner shrimps
- Blood shrimps
- Scopas tang
- Porcupine Puffer
- Blue Spotted Puffer
- Snowflake eel
- Trochus snails

Planning to add later:
- Naso tang
- Japanese Swallowtail Angelfish
- Blue Throat Triggerfish (pair)
- Zebra eel
- Emperor Angelfish (haven't decided yet)

3 XR30W Radion lights 2nd generation set to 15% brightness
Vertex Alpha 270 skimmer​
I'm looking for a way to control the algae (see the photo). I guess it's green hair one and think that FoxFace might help.

Thanks for the advises.


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Fts cause that algae looks cool. a foxface will help, its basically just an in tank ats if it doesnt hurt your stuff i would keep it
 
No fish will control that. A manatee would eat it.



In lieu of that, you need an algae scrubber which you can build for about a buck. :)
 
What are your tank parameters? Especially nitrate & phosphate? Hair algae is the bane of many reef tanks’ existence. Finding something that eats it might help, but it’s more a sign of too many nutrients in the water so fixing that would be more effective. An algae scrubber would be a great option but would take some time to fix the problem. I would get one started, but meanwhile multiple moderate water changes would probably be your best bet.
 
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