Small Algae Grazer for 3ft tank.

JonK · 11/24/2006, 08:22 PM

Hey everyone,

I have a 65 gallon 3 foot long tank. I figure all tangs would eventually outgrow this tank. Are there any smaller grazers that would work well in this size tank or am I stuck with using snails, etc?

Jon

TitansFan · 11/24/2006, 08:31 PM

I love my lawnmower blenny. He does a good job. The character these little guys have is just an added bonus. He is always perching on a coral starring at me as I sit next to the tank watching TV.

ACBlinky · 11/24/2006, 10:14 PM

A bicolour blenny might work well, or a tuxedo urchin. I don't know if I'd go with a lawnmower, they get a little big -- depends what else is in the tank, but I'm not sure I'd want to deal with that much poop in a 65g (like tangs and other herbivorous fish, these guys are poop machines).

JonK · 11/25/2006, 06:46 AM

I was hoping to get a fish that would be more of a swimmer. the only fish I have in the tank currently is a Chalk Basslet.

11/24/2006, 08:22 PM	#1
JonK Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 1,394	Small Algae Grazer for 3ft tank. Hey everyone, I have a 65 gallon 3 foot long tank. I figure all tangs would eventually outgrow this tank. Are there any smaller grazers that would work well in this size tank or am I stuck with using snails, etc? Jon

11/24/2006, 10:14 PM	#3
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	A bicolour blenny might work well, or a tuxedo urchin. I don't know if I'd go with a lawnmower, they get a little big -- depends what else is in the tank, but I'm not sure I'd want to deal with that much poop in a 65g (like tangs and other herbivorous fish, these guys are poop machines). __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

11/24/2006, 08:31 PM	#2
TitansFan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spring Hill, TN Posts: 1,364	I love my lawnmower blenny. He does a good job. The character these little guys have is just an added bonus. He is always perching on a coral starring at me as I sit next to the tank watching TV.

11/25/2006, 06:46 AM	#4
JonK Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 1,394	I was hoping to get a fish that would be more of a swimmer. the only fish I have in the tank currently is a Chalk Basslet.