Tangs and GHA

[authentic]

I have 2 large tangs I feed nori everyday,I have some GHA that I would like gone,should I stop feeding nori? Will they eventually clean the algae?

 

[Dbichler]

Some will some won’t but if you have healthy tangs I wouldn’t change their feeding habits in hopes of them eating other algae.

 

[ca1ore]

What species of tangs?

 

[jeffrey750750]

Mexican turbo snails do wonders, at least for me they did

 

[authentic]

Blue hippo and tomigni

 

[mort]

Blue hippo and tomigni

Neither of those are renowned for their hair algae grazing. Hippos are more planktavores than most tangs and the tomini a bristletooth that specialises in algae/detritus films. You might be lucky if you strip as much of the algae out as possible so they only have short algae to deal with (long algae is hard for most herbivores) but o think snails are your best bet or if you are feeling adventurous, an urchin.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

foxface

 

[01xp]

My foxface eats it when it's long. Then the tomini finishes the job

 

[Maritimer]

Among the tangs, Zebrasoma seem to have the best reputation for eating long hair algae, Ctenochaetus (like your Tomini) have the best rep for film algaes and detritus.

~B., who has both