a good fish to add for algae?
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bellanavis
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Try a seahare, they eat any alge. It not a fish, its a slug like thing. Very cool.
nicetry
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Originally Posted by apolyom
thanks i hope my lfs has a LMB in when i go down, if not i heard tangs eat algae is this true?
Not necessarily. Not all herbivores will eat nuisance algae in tanks. I wouldn't count on any fish to get rid of your algae problem. Nuisance algaes have a root cause. Address that and you take care of the problem. Hair algae is most often caused by excess nutrients in the water. Look at how much you're feeding the tank. Do you skim? What kind of lights and when is the last time the bulbs were changed. Check your phosphate levels too.
FWIW, I've had foxfaces that won't touch hair algae. Also kept a lawnmower blenny that wouldn't eat it either. Tangs may or may not pick at it.
thanks i hope my lfs has a LMB in when i go down, if not i heard tangs eat algae is this true?
Not necessarily. Not all herbivores will eat nuisance algae in tanks. I wouldn't count on any fish to get rid of your algae problem. Nuisance algaes have a root cause. Address that and you take care of the problem. Hair algae is most often caused by excess nutrients in the water. Look at how much you're feeding the tank. Do you skim? What kind of lights and when is the last time the bulbs were changed. Check your phosphate levels too.
FWIW, I've had foxfaces that won't touch hair algae. Also kept a lawnmower blenny that wouldn't eat it either. Tangs may or may not pick at it.
bellanavis
Active Member
Nope, I have never seen a seahare on saltwaterfish.com. Email me, I know where to get one. BellaNavis@Aol.Com
apolyom
Member
i know what the root of the prob is......... i need a water change which is going to have to wait until tuesday (pay day) also the only time i'll get to get down to LFS.
if my LFS doesnt have a LMB or any algae eaters whats the best way to rid the tank of it?
no i dont skim i'm still waiting on my sump so i can get it all set up
if my LFS doesnt have a LMB or any algae eaters whats the best way to rid the tank of it?
no i dont skim i'm still waiting on my sump so i can get it all set up
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nereef
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aren't nudibranches seahares? if so, they are sold here.
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yeffre kix
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Originally Posted by NEreef
aren't nudibranches seahares? if so, they are sold here.
no, a lettuce nudibranch is a different than a sea hare.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
this is a sea hare
http://www.janetsreef.com/sea_hare.htm
aren't nudibranches seahares? if so, they are sold here.
no, a lettuce nudibranch is a different than a sea hare.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
this is a sea hare
http://www.janetsreef.com/sea_hare.htm