Desjardini Tang & Bubble algae...

[MarvinsReef]

does anyone here have any experience with a Desjardini Tang eating Bubble algae... the LR that came with my tank is starting to get some bubble algae again after scraping what I can see before I put it in the tank... I only feed once / day with frozen brine or mysis or Rod's Food or Spectrum Pellets...

tank is 110g with this livestock:

- HI Flame wrasse pair
- Rhomboid wrasse
- Snowcasso clownfish pair
- Helfrich's firefish
- Blue Dot jawfish

I'm really considering a Desjardini Tang since I've heard they help in maintaining the bubble algae in check... of course, I'll start supplementing Nori for his snacks...

watcha guys think?

 

[macawmagic]

i have a friend who has one that eats any type of algae imaginable...(aka yes it eats bubble algae). I don't know if they all do, but his does! hope that helps

 

[Azurel]

I used to have one and it cleaned my tank from it.....He died it came back got another Sailfin the kind that looks like the Desjardini Tang and he won't touch it. Good luck with your choice.....

 

[BHAMR6]

i had a bad case of the red bubble algae then i got a Salfin Tang. He would eat it off the rocks or floating through the tank it didnt matter.

The only thing now is tonight i seen him nip at my sps i dont know if he was getting the coral or something off of it. I quickly put some nori in there for him

 

[MarvinsReef]

good deal...

Thanks guys....

 

[SaraB]

Mine ate bubble algae as well!

 

[cee]

Mine never touched the stuff. Hate to be the dissenter...

 

[Murphs205]

i had one in my 200 gal tank ,she never touched it ,,i did put in 2 emrald crabs and theres not 1 bubble left anywhere ,,,and they dont eat corals atleast mine dont. they are big and healthy , cool to watch in action as well

 

[roshi719]

Mine eats it

 

[MarvinsReef]

I hope I get lucky with the one I choose!!! I've also heard that Naso tangs will eat it too... I might get both to double my chances... worse case scenario is I'll have to catch them after a year or two (or whenever they outgrow the tank) to give them a better home...