Originally Posted by
AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2635287
Well, their natural diets are; large angels eat sponges and other tunicates, dwarf angels eat filamentous algae. Hair algae is neither . (Yes I know regardless, they're opportunistic omnivores that should have ate it by now
. Just give it time, it will just take one to get the others interested.)
I don't think that's hair algae however. How hard is it to pull off? There is something very similar, Maiden's Hair, Chlorodesmis sp., also known as know as Turtle Grass. But I wish that name would disappear. Turtle Grass should refer to Thalassia testudinum instead. Maiden's Hair is a bit tougher to pull out, GHA should come right off. Maiden's Hair almost grows longer then GHA, and looks similar to chaeto in texture, more so then GHA which can almost have a 'silk' like effect IMO. I had it spring up on my Wake2k and without thinking about it, I scraped it all off.
It would have been awesome to just let it incorporate the entire wavemaker. It doesn't spread at the rate of GHA, so it's easier to control.
All the fish look great. How's the Banana doing? Is he minding his own business? Yea, usually the largest fish will be most impressionable. Your little Niger looks awesome in that shot though. If you didn't know the adult coloration of a Niger, you swear that was a large Oceanic cruising the deep.
Haven't tried to pull it out, it really doesn't bother me, and it does look like chaeto a bit. I am getting some red slime that I try to keep under control, in moderation on the rocks it doesn't bother me either, but it's getting worse. The Mac and CB pick at the LR all day, but no interest in either.
I'm quite happy with the lack of any real aggression in the tank, yeah the Wrasse does chase the Tusk, but rarely, the Sargassum chases the Niger some, and the Black Velvet chases whomever but half heartedly. It's kind of funny to watch him try to intimidate the wrasse, he slides up next to him and starts flickering his tail, and the Wrasse just ignores him. The Niger is so small still, even the Coral Beauty chases him.
