Kole tang vs Yellow tang - feeding habits

[Sumfingwong]

Sorry to semi hi-jack this thread, I am looking for an algae eater as well. What footprint is best for the 2 tangs mentioned? I have a 5ft 142 or 143ish gallon tank. Tank is pretty new, but the radions is already causing some green algae growth. Would love to attack it before it spreads like wild fire

[Lampshade]

My tangs have constantly picked at algae, and stir up the surface of my rocks with the picking, I very much like them. I have a bariene tang and recently lost a kole tang . The biggest helper in the tank for actual algae control has been my lawnmower blenny, that guy is an algae machine! Foxface is another good choice and even picks at my bubble algae, and also adds some yellow to the tank.

[Sumfingwong]

Originally Posted by Lampshade

My tangs have constantly picked at algae, and stir up the surface of my rocks with the picking, I very much like them. I have a bariene tang and recently lost a kole tang . The biggest helper in the tank for actual algae control has been my lawnmower blenny, that guy is an algae machine! Foxface is another good choice and even picks at my bubble algae, and also adds some yellow to the tank.

Perfect, thats all I need to know. I have a blenny I need to move to my big tank, and I picked up a foxface last night. I put in an order for a kole tang as well, I am hoping the trio will keep the algae to a minimum.

[jostafew]

Thanks for the quick responses! I'd kinda forgotten about the Lawnmower Blenny, but you're right it would be a good fit as well. I was thinking one of those two tangs might be nice as I don't have any larger swimmers in the tank at this time, and cliche as it is I like the look and personality of the Yellow tang.

For the record I have a 70gal DT with lots of swimming room (light on the rockwork). I know the tank may be a touch on the small size for natural food production but I am OK with supplementing its diet with outside food.

[lastlight]

for his size I'll bet my tailspot does even more work than the kole. he's in a permanent state of grazing. funny because he looks so angry and violent the way he goes about it!

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by jostafew

For the record I have a 70gal DT with lots of swimming room (light on the rockwork). I know the tank may be a touch on the small size for natural food production but I am OK with supplementing its diet with outside food.

in a 70, I personally would choose one or the other tang.....and I would probably choose the kole......bristletooth tangs are incredible "working" fish.....I would get a blenny of some sort too

[jostafew]

Yeah no, would definitly be one or the other. I think that if i could find a kole with good coloration i'd be happy. Will keep the blenny in mind too though, they seem like they have a lot of charactor (been watching some youtube vids!)

[Hiab422]

Coral Beauty ate hair algae and whatever green algae it could find left the corals alone but sadly lost him to my big clown.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Sumfingwong

Perfect, thats all I need to know. I have a blenny I need to move to my big tank, and I picked up a foxface last night. I put in an order for a kole tang as well, I am hoping the trio will keep the algae to a minimum.

Those three should keep your algaes in check. Except for Valonia, my personal scourge.

[marie]

Originally Posted by Lance

Those three should keep your algaes in check. Except for Valonia, my personal scourge.

You can have my foxface, he loves valonia