blue hippo tang eat this fern like algae? pic

CTaylor · 07/04/2018, 10:29 AM

Hi,
I will get a bigger tank, for now it will be a small blue tang in my 110. pic of algae I'd like it to eat is attached. It's brick red in real life, new growth is bright orange-red.
If anyone knows if it's likely to eat this(?)

Thanks!

fishyguy7 · 07/04/2018, 12:24 PM

You can get lucky and find a tang that will eat it but honestly I wouldn’t get one just in hopes that it will

CTaylor · 07/04/2018, 01:36 PM

Hi Fish
It does look similar to some fern like forms of bry, but from all the pics I see that variety is more 'delicate' looking and green. This is not green at all, and not delicate in appearance or feel. It's more plant like and less delicate.
I'm going to still get the tang, as I love them. Big tank coming down the road

**What about a rabbit fish? WHich I hate lol, but if he does the job, then he's hired :-D

fishyguy7 · 07/04/2018, 01:49 PM

Again it’s hit or miss with a rabbit fish. I would personally look into manual removal or maybe even spot treating with hydrogen peroxide.

Steve175 · 07/04/2018, 11:29 PM

Your hand will likely be a lot more effective and motivated than any herbivore.

shaginwagon13 · 07/05/2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve175

Your hand will likely be a lot more effective and motivated than any herbivore.

Agreed, but your hand is 100% going to remove it if your brain tells it to lol

I have 3 tangs... none have ever touched any of the algae I actually want them to eat and in a large system, its far more difficult to remove a fish after its in there if the only reason you buy it is to remove algae.

CTaylor · 07/05/2018, 08:53 AM

I think I'll remove the rock it's on and scrub it off. I know it will come back again, but at least for now. I definitely will not count on the tang doing any work on it, thanks for advising

. It has taken a few months to get to the size of algae it is now, so at least it's not too fast growing right now.

outssider · 07/05/2018, 05:12 PM

since you're pulling the rock out anyway, drip some peroxide on the algae before you scrub. let it sit on there for a while (few minutes) then scrub....then peroxide again, then rinse in salt water....

wowzer · 07/07/2018, 09:57 AM

I’ve never used peroxide, but it sounds like it would work well! What has been your results in the past?

Sk8r · 07/07/2018, 12:45 PM

Look up fluconazole in reef use before you go to more extreme measures.

outssider · 07/07/2018, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wowzer

I’ve never used peroxide, but it sounds like it would work well! What has been your results in the past?

It works well for algae when you can get the rock out of the tank. don't get any on coral …..

07/04/2018, 11:29 PM	#5
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07/07/2018, 12:45 PM	#10
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07/04/2018, 12:24 PM	#2
fishyguy7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Collins,CO Posts: 426	You can get lucky and find a tang that will eat it but honestly I wouldn’t get one just in hopes that it will

07/04/2018, 01:36 PM	#3
CTaylor Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,524	Hi Fish It does look similar to some fern like forms of bry, but from all the pics I see that variety is more 'delicate' looking and green. This is not green at all, and not delicate in appearance or feel. It's more plant like and less delicate. I'm going to still get the tang, as I love them. Big tank coming down the road **What about a rabbit fish? WHich I hate lol, but if he does the job, then he's hired :-D

07/04/2018, 01:49 PM	#4
fishyguy7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Collins,CO Posts: 426	Again it’s hit or miss with a rabbit fish. I would personally look into manual removal or maybe even spot treating with hydrogen peroxide.

07/05/2018, 08:53 AM	#7
CTaylor Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,524	I think I'll remove the rock it's on and scrub it off. I know it will come back again, but at least for now. I definitely will not count on the tang doing any work on it, thanks for advising . It has taken a few months to get to the size of algae it is now, so at least it's not too fast growing right now.

07/05/2018, 05:12 PM	#8
outssider Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reseda, Ca. Posts: 1,717	since you're pulling the rock out anyway, drip some peroxide on the algae before you scrub. let it sit on there for a while (few minutes) then scrub....then peroxide again, then rinse in salt water....

07/07/2018, 09:57 AM	#9
wowzer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 31	I’ve never used peroxide, but it sounds like it would work well! What has been your results in the past?