What eats hair algae

[w_hartyjr]

Is there anything that will eat hair algae.fish and/or crabs would be nice.thanks for the help

 

[thanh386]

My lawnmower ate all of it. But like anything it's up to the individual fish .

 

[crewdawg1981]

Red leg hermits (not scarletts) DEVOUR hair algae. That and tangs or blennies.

 

[falos]

Sum rabit fish will eat it
Mexacan turbo snails

 

[peachyreef]

Sea Hare- but if you get one be prepared to give it back because they eat only algea. Once its gone they starve and they have toxins once they die

 

[the-bubonic-one]

Certain crabs blueredscarletgreen legs , most tangs, a lot of diff blennies, certain snails astrea turbo mex turbo, certain sea slugs, urchins. list goes on.

How much algae? I've noticed in the past if it grows out to much Blue legs won't eat it.

 

[peaches7412]

Your hand. Just kidding, but I have found that is the best way to get rid of it if you have a ton. Focus more on what is causing the algae. What skimmer do you have, what other type of filtration do you have.

 

[jef4y]

peaches7412;710327 wrote: Your hand. Just kidding, but I have found that is the best way to get rid of it if you have a ton. Focus more on what is causing the algae. What skimmer do you have, what other type of filtration do you have.

BINGO...

If you don't identify and resolve the source, you'll never beat the problem.

 

[w_hartyjr]

ok thanks will look into cause.right now its not bad at all,but i am trying to get it under control before it does.

 

[ripped tide]

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Unfortunately for me, my urchin uses hair algae as a hair-doo.

Fortunately for me, that's the highest concentration of hair algae in the tank