anyone had luck with a Rainford goby and hair alge?

[hankstanks]

Hello all,

Has anyone had luck with a Rainford/court jester goby and controling hair alge?

Any comments on them period? Even beyone their reputation of eating hair alge?

Reason being, I just started seeing a few patches of green hair alge in my tank. Nitrates at 0 and Phosphates at 0 but then again it is hard to read the testkits when your color blind like myself.


I have done the basics... block natural sun, frequent water changes, cut way back on feeding etc... My red tip hermits and long spiny black urchin eat it but I dont want to let it get out of control....

All comments welcome and appreciated.


Thanks all...

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[Doug1]

All the rainfords I have seen appear to be picking at pods and other zooplankton that flourishes in patches of algae. They rend not to thrive in newer clean tanks

[Shack]

My Rainford only sifts sand for pods and occasionly picks them off of the rocks. Ive never seen him eat any algae. He doesnt even eat food that i put in the tank. I hope the pods are enough for him.

[yardboy]

I never saw my rainford eat algae, but after two months he jumped and I've avoided any more.