Tangs ignoring algae....

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Hello....

While my tangs(a blue and a yellow) and bannerfish go wild when I feed them seaweed, they seemed to ignore the algae I scrapped off the glass....any reason why? Was hoping the tangs help control algae growth but it seems they are not helping....

Edited November 26, 2015 by blur

[tuajia]

Tangs only eat macroalgae... Not the stuff on the glass. You need urchins and snails for that. Alternatively the Kole tang is the only one that eats micro algae I think. Can any expert confirm?

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Read here that yellow tangs will eat filamentous algae..the yellow tang in my tank however....

[tuajia]

Lol, maybe he's too spoilt. My yellow angel and sailfin tang eat seaweed only and ignore the random spots of turf algae

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[tuajia]

Maybe try a foxface instead?

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[blur]

since i scrapped the glass with my hand in the tank...i'm concerned about the venomous spines...or should i be?

[tuajia]

You means spines from the foxface? I hear they don't usually go around stabbing things but the sting does hurt and can kill other fish if they get stabbed accidentally

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[true percula]

since i scrapped the glass with my hand in the tank...i'm concerned about the venomous spines...or should i be?

Hi bro, try to use a magnet cleaner, I'm guessing that your fish is scared of you hand, so they don't eat the algae on the glass

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[John Deroe Kenedy]

Use magnet cleaner to clean off ur glass.. Tangs does help control algae growth but not off ur glass.. Snails and urchin does help but they still leave some behind.. Get a magnet cleaner

[ytpmzy]

since i scrapped the glass with my hand in the tank...i'm concerned about the venomous spines...or should i be?

I kept fox face too.. They will usually avoid getting close to u so dont have to worry... I have also seen them swim side by side with my tangs (all around him brushing him at some points) when I cleaning the tank. Dont have to worry so much about them stabbing fishes.

The venom can be deactivated with heat. So if u do get stabbed. Apply warm or hot water. (exact temp I dont know haha)

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[blur]

Thanks for the comfirmation.:)

 

[kohanson]

My yellow tang do not eat from the glass unless the diatom becomes very thick. He will go after it when I use a magnet cleaner to clear it from the glass.