which one is the best algae eating fish?
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79chopperdr
I killed ALL that Coral!
Orange shoulder tangs have been amazing mowers of all algea for me.
buraccha
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its for hair algae control.
but i didnt know that bristletooth tangs dont eat green hair algae
For hair algae run a phosphate reactor or just use Chemipure Elite in your filter bag if you cannot have a reactor.
MIKE NY
Two Decade club
X2...don't know of any fish either, but lg turbos work for me on HA
ThRoewer
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Snails and hermits beat any fish as algae killer. Especially hermits tend to scrape the rocks nice and clean. On snails, turbos worked well for me, though the best are the little limpets that sometimes come with life rock.
Fish usually just keep nuisance algae short but they won't eradicate them.
Fish usually just keep nuisance algae short but they won't eradicate them.
I believe that you are running a 75 gallon tank. In that case, your options are more limited due to space constraints, and would rule out a foxface.
nuxx
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The GFO Fish 
Our tangs don't even touch the stuff unless they're desperate... and even then it doesn't make a dent.
Had some popup after the GFO had expired just recently... caught a YB Blue Tang picking at it... but it's right in the path of a RW20, so he didn't stay long.
Had a really bad outbreak of GHA and GFO cleared it right up.
Our tangs don't even touch the stuff unless they're desperate... and even then it doesn't make a dent.
Had some popup after the GFO had expired just recently... caught a YB Blue Tang picking at it... but it's right in the path of a RW20, so he didn't stay long.
Had a really bad outbreak of GHA and GFO cleared it right up.
The GFO Fish
This. Male or female will do nicely. :twitch::twitch:
nuxx
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Mated pair will do even better :thumbsup:
nuxx
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GFO is your friend, trust me. It's pretty cheat to get a reactor and media as well.
Might want to also read up on carbon dosing if you want to keep the nutrients down and feed a lot.
Bent
I got nothin'
Sea hares are probably the best hair algae eater out there, plus your fish won't bother it.
Having said that, species to species they all eat different things. Plus each animal is different. I've heard that hares won't eat chaeto and love nori. My hare munches on my chaeto and won't touch nori.
It's really a craps shoot specimen to specimen. But if you find one that likes hair algae, it will be gone in a week because these things eat whatever they like constantly.
See if you LFS will get you one and take a chance. Just be mindful of your power heads so they don't make mince meat out of it. Just know that when the algae it likes is gone you will either have to try different stuff until you find something it will eat, or find someone else who has the same problem and pass him on, otherwise he will starve to death.
As said before though. The algae is just a symptom of a problem with excess nutrients. You need to address that before worrying about the HA.
Having said that, species to species they all eat different things. Plus each animal is different. I've heard that hares won't eat chaeto and love nori. My hare munches on my chaeto and won't touch nori.
It's really a craps shoot specimen to specimen. But if you find one that likes hair algae, it will be gone in a week because these things eat whatever they like constantly.
See if you LFS will get you one and take a chance. Just be mindful of your power heads so they don't make mince meat out of it. Just know that when the algae it likes is gone you will either have to try different stuff until you find something it will eat, or find someone else who has the same problem and pass him on, otherwise he will starve to death.
As said before though. The algae is just a symptom of a problem with excess nutrients. You need to address that before worrying about the HA.
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