Lawnmower

[Timwayne33]

I have a 46 bowfront that has about 50 lbs of LR in it and it is covered with hair algae. I just added a lawnmower blenny as my first fish. Should I get more creatures to attack this hair or should I let the lawnmower do his job alone?

I am afraid that I might get too many creatures to eat the hair and when the hair is gone the creatures will starve.

Any suggestions???

[rbaker]

If the Lawnmower Blenny even looks at the hair algae you'll be lucky... Very few actually eat hair algae, mine prefers micro algae...

Ryan

[Timwayne33]

I'm not exactly sure what kind of algae I have. Whatever algae it is my lawnmower is loving. He is eating the heck out of it. He looks like he swallowed a golf ball he is so fat.

[Harbour]

Mine will eat nori from the grocery - about $3.00 for 5 big sheets.

Harbour

[BuMcrA(k B()B]

Try an urchin (Tripneustes Gratilla) , a good one will eat it all including any coraline. If you can get that Sp in US.
I have 2 and hair is not a problem most of the time.

[asmujica]

I also have a lawnmower in a 46 gallon bowfront. I am still trying to get it to eat prepared foods :(

I hope he eats soon cuz there is begining to be a shortage of algae in the tank.

He really devoured the hair algae.

I would recomend that you get 4 nassarious snails or 4 trochus.

Good luck