Algae eating fish?

salty444 · 04/03/2006, 04:36 AM

Since my puffer eats snails I was wondering what kind of cleaner fish I could get to repalce them? Also I would like to get more than 1 cleaner fish if possible to mix them. Thanks!

techigirl78 · 04/03/2006, 07:19 AM

Is this in a 55? What kind of pufferfish it is will also help determine what tankmates it could have.

salty444 · 04/03/2006, 07:45 AM

valentini puffer.. he is small. roughly 2" in size.. would he leave hermits and large snails alone?

techigirl78 · 04/03/2006, 07:52 AM

Possibly, have you done a test with anything? I believe some people do keep snails with their puffers, just need replacements a bit more often. I know my coris wrasse will leave the slower moving snails alone. I added a couple of astrea, then some nassarius, then some mexican turbos. Just a few at a time to see how he would react. I haven't tried any hermits, but you could. As for algae eating fish in a 55, have you looked into maybe a lawnmower blenny?

salty444 · 04/03/2006, 08:00 AM

not yet but i will today..

He ate all of my 4 small snails that were quite fast.. I am not sure their names.. I have recently added 60 more pounds of LR to the tank so that should help in hiding a bit better..

04/03/2006, 04:36 AM	#1
salty444 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NY Posts: 53	Algae eating fish? Since my puffer eats snails I was wondering what kind of cleaner fish I could get to repalce them? Also I would like to get more than 1 cleaner fish if possible to mix them. Thanks!

04/03/2006, 07:19 AM	#2
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	Is this in a 55? What kind of pufferfish it is will also help determine what tankmates it could have.

04/03/2006, 07:45 AM	#3
salty444 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NY Posts: 53	valentini puffer.. he is small. roughly 2" in size.. would he leave hermits and large snails alone?

04/03/2006, 07:52 AM	#4
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	Possibly, have you done a test with anything? I believe some people do keep snails with their puffers, just need replacements a bit more often. I know my coris wrasse will leave the slower moving snails alone. I added a couple of astrea, then some nassarius, then some mexican turbos. Just a few at a time to see how he would react. I haven't tried any hermits, but you could. As for algae eating fish in a 55, have you looked into maybe a lawnmower blenny?

04/03/2006, 08:00 AM	#5
salty444 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NY Posts: 53	not yet but i will today.. He ate all of my 4 small snails that were quite fast.. I am not sure their names.. I have recently added 60 more pounds of LR to the tank so that should help in hiding a bit better..