What eats Coraline algae other than urchins? - Page 2

mark · #11 09-28-2011, 02:42 AM

had some chiton hitchhikers, never noticed them eating the coraline. If they were, wasn't to the bare rock like urchins.

Matman · #12 09-29-2011, 04:36 PM

There is some reef safe parrot fish. My LFS (raging reef) had a few of them in his SPS tank and they were constantly eating coralline algae.

shrimpchips · #13 09-29-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by globaldesigns

I just looked up what a chiton was. Wow! they look like trilobites. Anybody ever used these? If so, where can one get some?

I have tons of them in my tank, but they only seem to eat the coralline off the glass. They stay small (I've not seen one bigger than 6mm) and are pink, purple or white.

If you want I can send you some - although it's a long trip for some hitch hikers

riceboy · #14 09-29-2011, 05:27 PM

i wouldn't mind in getting some lol, its a pain in the but to scrape the back panel of the tank lol.

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Originally Posted by shrimpchips

I have tons of them in my tank, but they only seem to eat the coralline off the glass. They stay small (I've not seen one bigger than 6mm) and are pink, purple or white.

If you want I can send you some - although it's a long trip for some hitch hikers

kien · #15 09-29-2011, 05:36 PM

GSP will eat coraline.

shrimpchips · #16 09-29-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by riceboy

i wouldn't mind in getting some lol, its a pain in the but to scrape the back panel of the tank lol.

They like to eat all the coralline off the acrylic overflow - I think it has a harder time growing onto it, and consequently it's easier pickings for the chitons.

The back glass they only scrape parts here and there.