hair algae cleaners

digitalsteve · #1 01-19-2005, 04:18 AM

is there any kind of fish that snacks on hair algae or some kind of critter i can toss in a small tank to help keep it trim? working with a 10 gallon here

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #2 01-19-2005, 04:27 AM

Sea hare or I think it's called a Turbo snail. The kind that get quite big & knock over frags

I bought one from Denman PG & it's done a great job tackling my hair algae problem. Also have a Indonesian purple tang (cousin to the Kole tang).

Anthony

digitalsteve · #3 01-19-2005, 04:30 AM

i think a sea hare will be too big and i do have a couple of turbos but all they do is play on my clean glass!, is there any small reef safe fish that does this job ?

Willow · #4 01-19-2005, 04:44 AM

not for a 10 gallon tank

digitalsteve · #5 01-19-2005, 04:46 AM

grrr..... so there are no small guys that will assist in keeping this problem in check?

Richer · #6 01-19-2005, 04:48 AM

I think you might be better off fixing the cause of the problem rather than trying to fix the end result of it, especially in a smaller tank. I had some hair algae on some of the rocks in my tank. I plucked them off pinch by pinch every other day, fixed my skimmer (it was clogged and I didn't notice) and it never returned.

-Rich

Tarolisol · #7 01-19-2005, 06:31 AM

Astria snails they are doing an awsome awsome job in my little tank.

EmilyB · #8 01-19-2005, 06:33 AM

Small turbo snails.

Canadian Man · #9 01-19-2005, 06:39 AM

Anyone have any extras they can bring to the meeting for me? Need some for the frag tank.

muck · #10 01-19-2005, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Man

Anyone have any extras they can bring to the meeting for me? Need some for the frag tank.

You want bulldozers in the frag tank?
Pushing and organizing the frags for you...