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What fish will eat green hair algae?

What fish will eat green hair algae?

Some of the ones that I’ve found to be successful are Florida flagfish Jordanella floridae, Ameca splendens, and some mollies. Though most shrimp don’t seem to eat the hair algae, I’ve found that ghost shrimp often will. And if you want to try something really unusual, the tiny Gammarus crustaceans will also eat it.

What animals eat green hair algae?

Emerald crabs, Yellow tangs, sea hares, and lawnmower blennies are four animals with a taste for green hair algae.

What clean up crew eats hair algae?

Thankfully, many organisms enjoy eating this. From the species I already covered, Nerite snails, Cerith snails, Blue legged hermits, Trochus snails, Astrea snails, and Red-legged hermits will all consume hair algae.

What creatures are best for eating hair algae?

…most of your standard algae eaters won’t have anything to do with the stuff. The best hair algae eaters are siamese algae eaters, amano shrimp, rosy barbs, and nerite snails. Livebearers, such as mollies, platies, and guppies can also be trained to eat hair algae.

What do marine fish eat green hair Algee?

Black Combtooth Blenny ( Ecsenius namiyei)

  • Short Bodied Blenny ( Exallias brevis)
  • Highfin Blenny ( Atrosalarias fuscus)
  • Linear Blenny ( Ecsenius lineatus )
  • One Spot Blenny (Crossosalarias macrospilus)
  • Sailfin Blenny ( Salarias fasciatus),also known as the lawnmower blenny because it devours green hair algae
  • What type of snail eats green hair algae?

    smallfish. What type of snail eats green hair algae?

  • wysiwyg
  • REEFKEEPER10. Turbos will keed it under control but want eat big long strands so it requires so to remove it by hand first.
  • jonbar1. If it’s turf algae,Astreas do a good job.
  • pumarjr. Reef-a-Holic!
  • Nanoreefbro. You could try a Sea Hare.
  • gmoney243.
  • Kristine.
  • ruppertb.
  • cdness.
  • What is a specific fish that eats algae?

    Plecos. Various South American suckermouth catfish are effective algae-eaters.

  • Twig catfish. Farlowella are shaped like twigs and spend much time hanging in plants or attached to driftwood branches.
  • Whiptail catfish.
  • Otocinclus.
  • Siamese algae-eater.
  • Flying fox.
  • Stone-lapping fish.
  • Florida flagfish.
  • Other fish.
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