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Macro safe fish and CUC thread..


devaji108

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Ok so lets talk all about macro safe fish.

macro safe meaning they will not eat macros, just like reef safe meaning they will not eat corals.

 

so let make a list of:

 

~the safe

 

~the safe with caution

 

~and the nope dont do if you like your plants

 

 

along with clean up crews.

 

 

hopefully this can be a resource for us all.

 

GO..

 

 

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Well I'll start with what I know this far.

 

Macro safe fish:

 

Clowns (False Perc)

Firefish

Royal Gramma

Watchman Gobies

 

The Clean up crew is much harder because we often times target critters specifically because they consume some portion of algae.

 

But from my experience.

 

Macro safe CUC:

 

Porcelain crabs

Blue leg Hermit crabs

Nerites Snails

Dwarf Cerith Snails

 

Looking forward to others' findings!

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nice list..

 

from what I understand gonna sound silly but carnivore fish. they rest are a bit tricky as they like a lil algae in there menu.

clown gobies

most wrasses

fog fish

scorpion

 

the prob. I am running in to is most carnivore fish are fairly large.

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NO mexican turbo snails. They will eat pretty much any algae in my experience.

NO urchins. Same as above.

 

YES: those little nano conchs that some are selling on here. I have a bunch and they don't eat the macros but they do a good job on film algae and stuff!

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I am wondering about Hector's Goby and sexy shrimp?

I think both will be fine.. L.A says hectors goby will eat HA so it might take to some macros?

what all think?

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I have a sea hare and lawn mower blenny on my tank right now for a GHA problem I just battled, do you think these are bad to keep with all the macroalgae in my tank?

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I am wondering about Hector's Goby and sexy shrimp?

I think both will be fine.. L.A says hectors goby will eat HA so it might take to some macros?

what all think?

 

 

My court jester picked at macro, the soft stuff like rose peddle and ulva, did not touch the denser stuff. He was eating pods off it but he was also visibly taking tiny bites out of the edges.

 

They are tiny fish though, so even though he ate it, it wasn't a problem.

 

Here is a video of the one I had:

 

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