| Algae is a common problem that all saltwater fish | | | | many algae eating aquarium fish. Some of the |
| tank keepers will have to deal with sooner or | | | | common fish that are used to eat hair algae are |
| later. While most algae problems can be traced | | | | the yellow tang and the lawn mower blenny.The |
| back to poor tank care and improper setups | | | | yellow tang does a great job in saltwater fish |
| there are algae eating aquarium fish that can help | | | | tanks that are 55 gallons and larger. For smaller |
| you come out a winner in your battle against | | | | system use the lawnmower blenny. Along with |
| saltwater aquarium algae. | | | | these fish you can employ urchins to quickly |
| Common Types Of Marine Aquarium Algae And | | | | devour the algae from the rocks and decorations. |
| Animals that Eat Them | | | | - Bubble Algae- Bubble algae is very common in |
| - Diatom Algae- This brown film algae is a | | | | saltwater tanks and reef aquariums that use live |
| common saltwater aquarium algae that usually | | | | rock. The most common and effective predator |
| covers the inside glass and gravel of the | | | | for this marine algae is the mithrax crab, or the |
| saltwater fish tank. This rarely gets out of control | | | | emerald crab as it is more commonly known. This |
| and what little does grow can easily be taken | | | | docile crab will eat the bubble about 50% of the |
| care of with snails. The astrea and nerite snails will | | | | time and has a docile nature and poses no real |
| do a great job of eating any diatoms is your tank. | | | | threat to other tank mates like some crabs often |
| - Hair Algae- Hair is probably the most common | | | | do. There is no known saltwater fish that eats |
| and most frustrating saltwater aquarium algae to | | | | bubble. |
| deal with. Fortunately it is also a favorite food of | | | | |