Nominate: One Snail + One Fish (BEST Algae Fighting Combo)

[SixtyFeetUnder]

Oh man, I have to disagree. I do snail only cleanup crews (not including fish). I have approximately 150 assorted snails in my 75 and it stays squeaky clean.

How much is the replenishment cost of 150 snail clean up crew on an annual basis?

 

[SixtyFeetUnder]

Foxface Lo
Strawberry Conch

best picture ever

 

[kaifish]

My foxface hasn’t went after anything but prepared food. I’m gonna get rid of him soon. He’s aggressive and obese, he wants all the food in the tank and will tear the fins off any fish that gets in his way. Yellow eye kole tang and trocus snails are my vote

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Not a fish nor a snail, can't beat a Halloween Urchin!

Literally was about post this.. urchins, especially hollowed urchins are amazing at algae control.

 

[Lilly45nano]

Kole tang and Stomatella snail

 

[Lilly45nano]

Purple tang and turbo snail

 

[psychobilly07]

Red sea sailfin and black trochus are a great tandem for me

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

What is algae?

(I have 8 tangs in my tank)

 

[Alistairn1]

Bumblebees aren't herbivores...

Well they certainly like munching over the odd bit of seaweed I put in ? And always over any patches of fine algae!

 

[MaugieDawgieCorals]

Rabbit fish and bumblebee do well for me but I do have 2 Conch’s hoovering up too

I thought bumblebee were carnivores?

 

[Martin Turrubiates]

I prefer the trochus snail and lawnmower Blenny trochus can upright them self’s at anytime and don’t have to be baby sat they clean extremely fast and don’t tend to knock over anything like most turbos do

 

[Kernowzx2]

I got a tuxedo urchin before but my hermit crabs turned it over and ate it so I’ve never gotten another urchin. Is this common?

I'd try again with maybe a bigger Urchin? Or maybe your hermits are just beasts! ;)

 

[AnneO]

Same here, Tuxedo urchin does better than any snail or fish

 

[adumb112]

Nothing beats a 1 sea hare for eating algae.
Urchin tuxedo or pin they eat all algae

i rented a sea hare to clean some HA in my lagoon. she was done in 48hrs. amazing creature!

 

[Alistairn1]

i rented a sea hare to clean some HA in my lagoon. she was done in 48hrs. amazing creature!

Absolutely I remember when I got a shed load of hair algae once and the sea hare was happy as Larry!