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Old 01/04/2008, 07:57 PM
0coool 0coool is offline
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Algae Eaters

Ok so I have a 55g reef tank 48" long with a percula clown, sixline wrasse and bicolor psuedochromis. Filtration is a cpr bakpak and phosreactor. I would like to add a fish that has an appetite for algae and will help out my cleanup crew. I have always wanted a tang but they do get rather big and I am not sure if a tang would be happy for its life span in this tank. What so you guys suggest as good algae eaters.
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Old 01/04/2008, 09:06 PM
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I think a tang would go well in that size tank. I have seen many 55 gallon tanks with Sailfin Tangs in them and Yellow Tangs. But if you don't want a tang, a Lawnmower Blenny would be good. But some blennies are agressive to other fish. You can see a compatibility chart on www.liveaquaria.com.
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Old 01/04/2008, 09:21 PM
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I think a 55 is a bit too smal for a sailfin tang...
A lawnmower blenny or other blennies would do a good job. Dwarf Angelfishes also eat algae, but are reef-risky.
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Old 01/04/2008, 09:46 PM
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Yeh tangs are very controversal so I was thinking a starry blenny. Anybody have experience with them. Live aquaia is all out of lawnmowers.
 

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