algae ID please and who eats it...emeralds and cleanup crew aren't interested...

[zcapogna]

Team, needs an algae ID please and who eats it...emeralds and cleanup crew aren't interested. Tank parameters are healthy and things go slow. But I'd like to get a natural predator before this gets out of hand.

 

[kvansloo]

Sorry, it is green hair algae and this is some of the ones I can remember that eat it. Others will likely chime in also.

• Margarita snails
• Mexican Turbo snails
• Trochus snails
• Astrea snails
• Nerite snails
• Tangs
• Sea Hares
• Blennies
• Copepods
• Amphipods
• Phytoplankton

 

[NonstopSoda]

Most snails won’t eat GHA if it’s too long, manually trim it back and scrub it down and they should eat it

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I got an urchin to tackle the gha issues in my tank!

 

[kvansloo]

Most snails won’t eat GHA if it’s too long, manually trim it back and scrub it down and they should eat it

My Margaritas, Trochus, and Nerites get in there and mow it down. Can get a picture of them tonight.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Team, needs an algae ID please and who eats it...emeralds and cleanup crew aren't interested. Tank parameters are healthy and things go slow. But I'd like to get a natural predator before this gets out of hand.

Easy battle. Pull what you can by hand and add snails such as turbo grazer, astrea, cerith, nerite and a pencil urchin and a few Carribean blue leg hermits which are tiny

 

[Outlaw Corals]

If you want to get rid of that stuff and never see it again get a algae scrubber and say bye bye to the GHA

 

[zcapogna]

Thanks everyone for the super-helpful responses. All looks healthy so sounds like I need to refresh my cleaner crew. Like the idea of an urchin. Any idea if they bother Zoas or any other concerns?

 

[kvansloo]

Sea Urchins eat coralline algae also, at least the one I had did that was a long time ago.