Algea Eater

[seabry]

I'm looking for something that is colourful, and is not agressive (ie. woun't eat my fish)
I would really like it you be something other thasn a crab or hermit. I have a scooter blenny, is there anything else I could get?
Are ther any not so aggressive starfish?

 

[seabry]

No one has any suggestions?
what about a starfish....how aggressive are they?

 

[dhg23]

I'm constantly battling algae. I've found that the best are snails and crabs. But for fish, the yellow Eyed Tang (Kole Tang) is excellent along w/ the lawn mower blenny. Although i haven't had much luck w/ that particualr tang, any tang eats algae. Another one that does a great job is the Sail fin tang. That's what i currently have and he grazes all day.

 

[terrence]

I added some Turbos and a couple of Peppermint Shrimp as the start of a cleanup crew. The Serpant Star...which was usually in hidding...came walking across the front of my tank in the middle of the afternoon......he/she REALLY enjoyed the shrimp!!!!

 

[mdhyde]

Not ALL tangs eat algae! Hippo and Blue Naso's do not eat algae as a few other species wont.
Also scooter blennys do NOT eat algae. They need small critters live in the water to survive, copepods amphipods, baby brine etc.
I have a mustard tang that does a great job. If you truly have big tufts of algae, no one beats the lawnmower blenny. He literally will mow it down.
But be aware! LM Blennys have a voracious appetite and if they eat all of the algae, you will need to feed him spirulina based food or lettuce/spinach.

 

[bluemarlin]

I believe that starfish will eat everything that is alive in your sand. I have an urchin that cruises around the tank constantly and leaves behind clean paths as he goes. i do not know if they eat the good critters but he rarely is found on the sand bed. He (the urchin) spends most of his time on the rocks and glass.