Great algae eating fish

schadiest1

schadiest1

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I know that the tangs will clean up all the algae within time... but what other fish will do the job of eating algae that the tangs do? i have a 75 gallon tank, so i if i get a tang, i don't want it to out-grow the aquarium. any other ideas?
 
murph145

murph145

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i have a fox face in my 100g reef tank along with a blue tang and i notice those guys picking at the algea all day!
the fox face does it more often than my blue tang but they both go after anykind of hair algae that grows.
 
guineawhop

guineawhop

Member
what i've noticed is the kole or yellow eyed tang does the best and it doesn't get big and would be fine in your tank
 
loopy

loopy

Member
lawn mower blenny for sure, and they are so fun! Also, my Coral Angel Beauty does a fine job on the algae.
 
92protruck

92protruck

Member
A lot of people on this board say a Kole Tang is fine for a 75 gal or 4 ft long tank. I took their advice and got one. I am sorry that I did. I think a 75 is too small. Mine swims constantly from one end of the tank to the other (despite the experts saying they stick near the rocks and don't swim much). IMO tangs really should have 6 ft tanks.
 
J

jkat

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I just got a kole tang and he is great just swims around picking at the rocks all day doesnt swim back and forth like he is nervous or anything just takes his time from rock to rock
 
axionjaxon

axionjaxon

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I love my emerald crab for grubbin algae (he ate most of my hair algae first nite!!! just wish he would meander back that way....) Any suggestions for fish to grub on algae in a nano? i have 2 false percs, so know that one more fish is pushin it, he has to be a little guy
 
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