My tank has lots of hair algae and other algal/bacterial goodies, just added hermits yesterday, but I was curious if they need some sort of meaty food as well to thrive? I have no fish so there isn't any scraps that they can get to.
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They'll do just fine and thrive if they have some algae to graze on, but adding a few pellets won't hurt and they might appreciate them but I wouldn'tMy tank has lots of hair algae and other algal/bacterial goodies, just added hermits yesterday, but I was curious if they need some sort of meaty food as well to thrive? I have no fish so there isn't any scraps that they can get to.
Most hermits are scavengers. For algae, Carribean blue leg hermits which are tiny are great workers. In addition to hermits, add snails such as Astrea - cerith - turbo grazer and trochus and even a trochus and a Pencil urchinMy tank has lots of hair algae and other algal/bacterial goodies, just added hermits yesterday, but I was curious if they need some sort of meaty food as well to thrive? I have no fish so there isn't any scraps that they can get to.
The tank is a pico 4.8g that's only a month old. The algae doesn't really bother me besides some that's going crazy next to a zoanthid colony that I need to manually remove soon. It does unfortunately get some pretty direct light from the window in the morning though. I adjusted the blinds but I have a lot of houseplants as well.Most hermits are scavengers. For algae, Carribean blue leg hermits which are tiny are great workers. In addition to hermits, add snails such as Astrea - cerith - turbo grazer and trochus and even a trochus and a Pencil urchin
Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?
Is tank at or near a window?
Start with pulling off as much as you can by hand and reduce white light intensity and number of hours of white lighting, then add the extra cleaners
Problem with sunlight which is the UV and strength of UV from window which penetrates shades and blinds.The tank is a pico 4.8g that's only a month old. The algae doesn't really bother me besides some that's going crazy next to a zoanthid colony that I need to manually remove soon. It does unfortunately get some pretty direct light from the window in the morning though. I adjusted the blinds but I have a lot of houseplants as well.
The crabs were more to get some fauna in there. They're very entertaining to watch! I put a couple pellets in and they scrambled to them.
Only if it has cheese on it or is fried.They're like teenagers, they'll eat just about anything.
It does unfortunately get some pretty direct light from the window in the morning though. I adjusted the blinds but I have a lot of houseplants as well.