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08-02-2005, 02:26 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rochester, Mn
Posts: 500
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looking for a good algae eating fish
what are the good ones to get.
I see a post about foxface they are good ones corect?
any others that you guys might know about.
lemon peel angel is one I was thinking about getting ?
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08-02-2005, 02:29 PM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
Posts: 2,640
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If your talking about hair algae, I have had the best luck with yellow tangs, and foxfaces.
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08-02-2005, 02:31 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rochester, Mn
Posts: 500
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Is a 65 gal.(36" x 24" x 18" ) to small for a yellow tang.
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08-02-2005, 02:33 PM
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ex- Montipora Farmer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Minneapolis
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what size is the tank? JnS says rainfords goby is the way to go when I asked him in the past...
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08-02-2005, 02:35 PM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
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Originally Posted by Scott 3560
Is a 65 gal.(36" x 24" x 18" ) to small for a yellow tang.
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IMO, for 1 yellow tang, it is not too small. But that will prolly be the only tang you could have in the tank, or the Tang Police will come knocking on your door. 
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08-02-2005, 02:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
Posts: 2,774
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i had major issues with like 20 kinds of algae from a order i got from http://www.farms-of-thesea.com/ . the frags were covered in this stuff and it spread like mad . I got one yellow tang and it was all gone in like 3 days : ) well i still see a bit of bubble algae but that's it . |
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08-02-2005, 02:42 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rochester, Mn
Posts: 500
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cool, my wife always wanted a yellow tang but i thought the tank was to small for one.
plus the LFS here they always looked really bad, all skinny and fins tore up.
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08-02-2005, 02:54 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 3,779
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My pyro & blue eats every spot of algae in my tank.
bring the rock over 1pc at a time and it will clean it for you.
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08-02-2005, 03:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waseca,MN
Posts: 1,443
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My foxface will eat any kind of plant matter in the tank.....I even feed him Romaine lettuce and broccoli. He is awsome.
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08-02-2005, 03:04 PM
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Whats with the labels?
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 456
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I have a rainford goby and he's a machine
he doesnt even eat flake/frozen/any other food
just algae
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08-02-2005, 03:11 PM
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Overthinks Everything
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Crystal, MN
Posts: 867
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I'm looking into a Tomini Tang. A Kole, Tomini or other bristletooth should keep things clean.
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08-02-2005, 03:13 PM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
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Originally Posted by Loralie
My foxface will eat any kind of plant matter in the tank.....I even feed him Romaine lettuce and broccoli. He is awsome.
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Loralie, I don't know about broccoli, but I heard Romaine Lettuce has zero nutritional benefits to fish. However, since I know you also feed like 50 other things, I am sure your foxface is still fat and healthy!
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08-02-2005, 03:17 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waseca,MN
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He is so fat...he leans when he swims. It is like a waddle when he is done eating, he eats that much. I feed Nori to, he reaaly like Mysis...but everthing like mysis.
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08-02-2005, 03:20 PM
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micro nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: TWIN CITIES
Posts: 4,853
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rainfords goby for hair algea, rabbit fish will also work if you have a large enough tank.
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08-02-2005, 04:33 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rochester, Mn
Posts: 500
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I got a engineer goby will they get along w/ a rainsford goby.
I can't find one online to read about it
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