Buehler Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I have heard that starfish will eat algae, but does anyone know the success on hair algae? Link to comment
sjtoledo Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 The do eat algae off your glass but not hair. Try a lawnmower blenney and try to get your water parameters in check Link to comment
Buehler Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 The do eat algae off your glass but not hair. Try a lawnmower blenney and try to get your water parameters in check yeah i've had my params in check forever now and it just keeps growing even more. I'm really not seeing any progress---which kind of worries me. I don't want it to get out of control. Link to comment
sjtoledo Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 It does take time...I still have some but it is dying off. I planted some macro alage in the main tank to remove the nitrates and introduced the lawn mower blenny who is ugly but gets the job done. Link to comment
Buehler Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 It does take time...I still have some but it is dying off. I planted some macro alage in the main tank to remove the nitrates and introduced the lawn mower blenny who is ugly but gets the job done. I've heard some about the lawn mower blenny. He likes to munch on the hair algae OK? Christopher Link to comment
AdjustYourMonitor Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We dropped the temp in our tank to 74.5 - 75 F to reduce the hair algae, it seems to be working but slowly. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 No sea star will eat algae of any kind. Reduce organics, change old bulbs, shorten photoperiod, reduce feeding, use frozen instead of flake food, mroe water changes, use RO instead of tap water. Link to comment
Tentacles Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 No sea star will eat algae of any kind. ''Starfish are divided into three classes; Asteroidea that contains Sea & Cushion Stars, Ophiuroidea that contains Brittle, Serpent & Basket Stars, and Crinoidea that contains Feather Stars & Sea Lilies in the Subclass Articulata. Even though some starfish species do eat algae and most are scavengers that come out at night to feed on detritus and debris...(goes on to say other off topic things)'' thats an article link from WetWeb Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Okay.. .Asterina, the tiny hitchhikers, will eat film algae among other things, but I certainly wouldn't rely upon them for it, as they also eat corals. None of the commercially-available stars eat algae. Serpents and brittles...Nope. Feathers/Crinoids...HELL no. Link to comment
Tentacles Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Okay.. .Asterina, the tiny hitchhikers, will eat film algae among other things, but I certainly wouldn't rely upon them for it, as they also eat corals. None of the commercially-available stars eat algae. Serpents and brittles...Nope. Feathers/Crinoids...HELL no. yep i agree, just wanted to say its possible and if they get hungry enough theyll prob eat whatever theyve got also a good thing to take note for most starfish is the big NOT REEF SAFE post on many that are for sale Link to comment
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