Top 10 Algae Eaters For Reef Tanks
JEREMY GAY6 DAYS AGO
Algae is one of the worst menaces of any aquarium, and a top reason people leave the hobby. Here are just 10 fish and invertebrates that can help to make our tanks more algae-free.
1. Algae blenny
The humble Algae blenny, Salarias fasciatus, was literally born to eat algae, diving face-first into every surface in the tank, from rocks, to the tank glass, and rasping algae, often leaving tell tail kiss marks on the glass. Algae blennies, also called Lawnmower blennies, and their cousins the Starry blennies work tirelessly to consume algae, to the point where we don’t recommend them for clean, algae free aquaria, and they can even risk starvation in some tanks, slowly getting thinner and wasting away. Ecsenius genus blennies make great algae grazers too, from Midas and Bicolor, to Tailspots.For whole article, please go:
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Algae is one of the worst menaces of any aquarium, and a top reason people leave the hobby. Here are just 10 fish and invertebrates that can help to make our tanks more algae-free.
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