Flame Tail Blenny Nipping at Corals

[IE Reefer]

Hi everyone,
I just noticed that my (almost) month-old flame tail blenny is nipping at my corals, more specifically my acan frag and hamrch (hammer + tortch). When I first noticed that he was nipping at corals, he would nip at the hamrch only when food was present (I assumed that he might have mistaken it for the brine shrimp), but now today, I caught him making my acans unhappy by periodically nipping them. I did a little bit of research and what I learned is that some fish will start to nip at corals when there aren't enough algae/veggies in their diet. So to my question, which brand of algae stips are best? Or what is the best way to get algae into his diet?

 

[Tamberav]

See if he will eat red or green nori and rubberband it to a rock.

 

[Midrats]

I stopped putting blennies in my tanks years ago. In my experience all have been coral nippers.

 

[IE Reefer]

See if he will eat red or green nori and rubberband it to a rock.

I was thinking full-on seaweed, but I'll give that a try... Thanks!

 

[Tamberav]

I was thinking full-on seaweed, but I'll give that a try... Thanks!

Not sure what you mean. Nori is seaweed although I suppose different types fall under that name. It is very nutritious.

LRS sells it and it is supposed to be better then the competitors if you are looking for a specific brand.

 

[Cell]

Hikari Seaweed extreme pellets are another option.

 

[PeterB113]

Just got rid of mine because he ate my entire trachyphyllia in 3days....

 

[IE Reefer]

Not sure what you mean. Nori is seaweed although I suppose different types fall under that name. It is very nutritious.

LRS sells it and it is supposed to be better then the competitors if you are looking for a specific brand.

Oh, sorry, I really didn't know what nori was until I looked it up. Thanks again!

 

[IE Reefer]

Just got rid of mine because he ate my entire trachyphyllia in 3days....

Dang, that's a bummer... I'll keep that in note.

 

[IE Reefer]

Update: I constructed a small box for the coral in hopes for it to return to normal. But I am still going to purchase an algae clip and seaweed.