Gramarossa17 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 What would you guys recommend as a good algae eating fish for a 20g tank? Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Algae/Sailfin Blenny. I have one and he's amazing. Link to comment
Tinpanva Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 +1 the above, as well as a lawnmower blenny, as an alternative, a sea hare does wonders in small tanks, ugly as hell, but eats algae like no ones business. Link to comment
hey Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 +1 the above, as well as a lawnmower blenny, as an alternative, a sea hare does wonders in small tanks, ugly as hell, but eats algae like no ones business. same thing isnt it Salarias fasciatus Link to comment
Tinpanva Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 You know what, might be, I just looked at his picture and assumed that was it, that's what I get for only half paying attention and multitasking. In my neck of the woods it's just a lawnmower blenny. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 algae/sailfin/lawnmower blennies get pretty big though..would be very tight in a 20 gallon. Link to comment
HOTWATER Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I know I'm going to get blasted for this but if the specimen is small, tomini/kole tang, with the plan of on obvious tank upgrade in the future. Link to comment
Lynaea Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Combtooth blennies are herbivores and generally don't get as big as lawnmowers. Look for Ecsenius species, like the bicolor blenny. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Maybe a cherub pygmy angel? Link to comment
Steve973 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'm not blasting anybody, but please allow me to be the voice of objective reason. When you have algae issues, it's usually because of nutrients, and the lack of nutrient export. Increasing bioload with a fish will not decrease your nutrients. Even if it makes a good dent in your algae, you're going to only, at best, reach a precarious balance. You might consider finding out what the cause of your algae is, and working to improve that. Do you skim? What kind of media do you run? Do you use filter floss and change it regularly? Are you using RO/DI water? In the meantime, have you considered manual removal? Sucking out clipped algae with a siphon is a great opportunity for a water change. Link to comment
Gramarossa17 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 I do a 15% water change every Sunday, I'm running a slim skim nano skimmer, I feed once a day every other day, and I only have two small fish in the tank. Also running a AC50 with dry rock as a refugium for pods. I am just thinking that the live rock that I got from the LFS was shit and soaked with phosphates and nitrates. Link to comment
Skuba Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I do a 15% water change every Sunday, I'm running a slim skim nano skimmer, I feed once a day every other day, and I only have two small fish in the tank. Also running a AC50 with dry rock as a refugium for pods. I am just thinking that the live rock that I got from the LFS was shit and soaked with phosphates and nitrates. Maybe a build up of detritus under the rock in the ac50. Or possibly something with your lighting. I was getting some algae when I upgraded to full spectrum. Lowered my reds n greens and it was a noticeable difference. Link to comment
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