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I am setting up a 40 gallon breeder reef tank. I want a fish that severs the functionality of tangs. One that is an algae grazer.

I could mostly only find discussions about tang alternatives that look like tangs.

I want a fish that will be happy in a 40 gallon and also graze on algae.
 

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I am setting up a 40 gallon breeder reef tank. I want a fish that severs the functionality of tangs. One that is an algae grazer.

I could mostly only find discussions about tang alternatives that look like tangs.

I want a fish that will be happy in a 40 gallon and also graze on algae.
I keep a lawnmower blenny in my frag tank and that little thing does nothing but graze all day. Not the prettiest thing, but awesome personality and again, munches algae all day.
 

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You can transition mollies to saltwater. They graze on algae and come in wide variety of colors. I personally set up a 50g low boy frag tank and have 10 mollies in there to keep algae under control
 

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Lawnmover blenny is high up on my list. I find their face to be goofy.

I find Starry Blennies to be more attractive, have the same eating habits, and stay smaller.

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I've got to disagree. Blennies are wonderful, but not at all a substitute for tangs. Blennies only eat film algae in my experience.

I've never found a fish that would really act as a substitute for tangs, in terms of eating the algae that tangs eat. Some rabbitfish, but not all.

Fortunately, small tangs are perfectly well suited for a 40b, so my advice is - get a tang :)
 
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I've got to disagree. Blennies are wonderful, but not at all a substitute for tangs. Blennies only eat film algae in my experience.

I've never found a fish that would really act as a substitute for tangs, in terms of eating the algae that tangs eat. Some rabbitfish, but not all.

Fortunately, small tangs are perfectly well suited for a 40b, so my advice is - get a tang :)
I had to knock it down to a 29 (small apartment). So definitely not getting a tang.
 

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Oh, missed that. Yeah, a 29 would be a bit small!
 

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Twin spot blenny or a couple of black mollies- yes in saltwater
 
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