Best Algae Eater for Nano

[CarChase]

What fish would you recommend to help control algae in a 30 gallon reef tank?

 

[Kamden Uelton]

I would recommend snails and hermits for algae, However... Tangs, Blennies, Gobys, and many other fish will eat algae. (you could only keep a Blenny or a Goby in a 30g)

 

[eatbreakfast]

What type of algae?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Urchin

 

[CarChase]

Brown hair algae

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hectori and rainford gobies are pretty good hair algae eaters.

 

[Dan I]

Lawnmower Blenny will be great for what you want.

 

[JaaxReef]

Lawnmower Blenny might get a bit large for that system. Maybe a Tail Spot Blenny, trochus and astrea snails, or a tuxedo/pincushion urchin.

 

[crayon]

In my 30 I rely on snails, emerald crabs and urchins to eat the algae. Small fish just don’t do it. I kept a lawnmower blenny as well as a tail spot blenny and gobies and they just weren’t interested in algae.
A 30 is too small for a tang, so although it’s the best choice, the tang won’t do well. They will outgrow the tank too quickly.

 

[CarChase]

Yeah unfortunately the tank is to small for a tang. I currently have a fire fish and a percula clown fish. I was thinking a bicolor blenny may be a good choice but I’m not sure if he would mix well with the fire fish.

 

[kY_Wildcat23]

I have a 29 gallon biocube that I have 2 emerald crabs, 2 hermits, 3 Trochus snails, 1 Astrea Snail, 1 Nassarius and they keep the tank clean. I used to have a Lawnmower Blenny, who was awesome at getting rid of algae as well.

 

[CarChase]

Thank you for all the suggestions.

 

[Surfandturf]

Thank you for all the suggestions.

Try a sea hare. I used one in my 30 gal and it worked out better than adding chemicals. When he finished cleaning the algae, I gave him to a friend and bout 10 more hermits to keep the algae from growing as much.

 

[Somuchflo99]

The conch works wonders in my tank with a couple large zebra snails two peppermint shrimp hermits and one emerald crab

 

[malacoda]

In my 30 I rely on snails, emerald crabs and urchins to eat the algae. Small fish just don’t do it. I kept a lawnmower blenny as well as a tail spot blenny and gobies and they just weren’t interested in algae.
A 30 is too small for a tang, so although it’s the best choice, the tang won’t do well. They will outgrow the tank too quickly.

+1

 

[Michael ross1]

I would recommend snails and hermits for algae, However... Tangs, Blennies, Gobys, and many other fish will eat algae. (you could only keep a Blenny or a Goby in a 30g)

Can I put a tail spot blenny with a yellow watchman gobie

 

[whiskeyreef]

what about mollies ?