Tangs and Halimeda sp.

[barracuda]

I like my Halimeda in the tank. But also i like tangs. Will tang eat the Halimeda? Are there anybody that holds these 2 together without any problem?

 

[drew_tt]

Ive seen tanks with halimeda and many tangs of the genera zebrasoma & acanthurus... never saw them munch on the halimeda, neither did the owner(s)... although, the tanks had a lot of other macro so I assume the tang would choose the softer macro over the calcareous halimeda.
Drew

 

[maxi]

I just purchased some halimeda last week. I have 2 tangs. They have not shown any interest in the halimeda. I have brought home calerpa in the past and they love it. It usually disapperas in a couple days. I think the halimeda is too course and big for the tangs.

 

[alti]

mine doesn't touch it either, but my sally lightfoot loves it.

 

[jferrier]

I've got a hippo tang and he hasn't touched it

 

[wrassecal]

I think the calcerous nature of halimeda makes it undesireable for tangs.

 

[fshhub]

our koles does not make a meal off of it, but it looks as if he is picking other stuff off of it. So, IF he does, it is merely an occasional nibble.

 

[barracuda]

This thread was originally posted about 1 - 2 month ago. In that time i was curious if my purple tang will eat Halimeda. Fortunalely he doesn't. He has a lot of other stuff to pick at. But now algae seems to be dying and i cannot figure why.