what fish for algae?

[fishboy091]

I already have a lmb in my 180 and I want another fish that will eat algae but not become territorial towards the lmb. Would a bicolor blenny work?

 

[zman1]

Sailfin Tang will crop hair algae

 

[drew2005]

Yellow tang will help out also. Mine picks at my rock and sand all day.

 

[wax32]

If it were me, I'd do a yellow tang. A bicolor would likely fight with the LMB.

 

[mikeyjer]

For me, Yellow Tang didn't do a thing for algae. Kole Tang scrubbed my tank free of algae in no time. Took him like one day in the tank to rid ALL the algae on the glass, rocks, and everything!!! :happyfish

 

[fishboy091]

I am getting a Yellow Tang in a couple of months, would a Kole go with the Yellow?

 

[mikeyjer]

Yellow Tangs can be pretty aggressive, you should add him last. Kole Tang aren't so aggressive so you should add him first. Your tank is large enough to keep them. Always QT first since you have a large tank and you'll have a lot of trouble catching them if they ever get sick... :happyfish

 

[robpsca]

foxface rabbitfish good fish for algea and gets along with all the other fish

 

[fishboy091]

I was gonna add a royal gramma, and 3 firefish next. Should I add the kole before them or should I add them first and then the kole?

 

[essop3]

Shouldn't matter about those. Just the Kole before the yellow. I second the foxface, mine eats 3x as much algae as my purple tang.

 

[fishboy091]

Aren't foxface poisonous? Will they injure any of my fish?

 

[essop3]

no, the other fish would have to impail themselves onto the dorsal fin of the foxface. I have been stung before. It hurts a little, like a bee sting.

 

[dogstar]

My Kole would chase my LMB every where. Could have just been a Cykole. IMO it want eat hair algea if thats what you want.