Which Tangs are the Best at Eating Hair Algae?

[that Reef Guy]

I know a lot of Tangs Love to Eat Hair Algae.

I was just wondering which Tangs are the Best at it?

 

[PlumCrazy]

i have found that my Desjardini and Sailfin both eat an uncountable amount of nori and hair algae (if present in the system), followed by my gold rim and hippo. Bristletooth tangs such as tomini and koles tend to pick at rocks but not much at algae. And my atlantic blue barely goes for any, even nori thats soaked.

A lot depends on if the tang you received has seen this algae in its life or been fed it (nori) before you have acquired it.

 

[Antnee]

My yellow tang and blue hippo tang will eat hair algae.

 

[that Reef Guy]

My yellow tang and blue hippo tang will eat hair algae.

Does one do a better job than the other?

 

[stylaster]

My best hair algae eater is the desjardini tang also

 

[reefwatcher]

Tomini tang is the star of keeping algae out if my tank.

 

[AJsTank]

I have a Tongan Fox Face that is a better long hair algae eater than my Yellow or Kole.

 

[90greefman]

Sailfin

 

[Geschke2000]

I personally have never seen a hippo tang eat algae off of rocks but that is awesome to have that as it is probably the most peaceful tang. But of all my tangs the Purple Tang eats by far the lions share of the algae. Then after that I would say the Achilles Tang

 

[diablomaster9045]

Out of the 12 tangs I have owned, I have noticed that convict tangs eat the most algae. Followed by Lt tang and sailfin.

Tangs I have owned:
Sailfin
Yellow
Purple
Achilies
Sohal
Chevron
Convict
Tomini
Atlantic Blue
Lt tang
Kole tang
Lavender tang

 

[ReeferBen]

I have a Tongan Fox Face that is a better long hair algae eater than my Yellow or Kole.

I always had better luck with the fox face for HA as well.

 

[Geschke2000]

Yea but if you have a reef a fox face isn't the best choice as they tend to like picking at corals

 

[ReeferBen]

I've always had fox faces in my reef with no issues.