Best algae eater for nano tank?

[SamMule]

Looking for suggestions on something to put in my 16g biocube that will eat GHA.
I already have an army of colonista snails, an emerald crab, and a couple very small blue legged hermits.
Nobody seems to want to eat the GHA that is popping up.

 

[Woodchip]

Bump

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

Could do a small lawnmower blenny until It gets to be an adult

 

[MarylandReefer13]

I had some bad algae and I got 5 scarlet hermits that destroyed the gha

 

[Imaexpat2]

I have found nothing in this world that will mow down a patch of algae quicker than a seas hare. The problem with them though is what to do with it once you have no alage...Returning him to the store for free might be an option, just know that before you buy it and have a understanding with the store owner.

 

[kev.2013]

Could do a small lawnmower blenny until It gets to be an adult

If you’re going to add a fish, probably better off with a tailspot blenny; that way it won’t outgrow a 16g

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Tuxedo. Can't say it will help with GHA but its a good gardener all around.

 

[greetl01]

Looking for suggestions on something to put in my 16g biocube that will eat GHA.
I already have an army of colonista snails, an emerald crab, and a couple very small blue legged hermits.
Nobody seems to want to eat the GHA that is popping up.

I have a trochus snail that puts in WORK. I have a 29g going thru ugly stage, and that snail eats just the right amount to keep my rocks clean but not too much that it starves. I only have the one.

 

[greetl01]

Looking for suggestions on something to put in my 16g biocube that will eat GHA.
I already have an army of colonista snails, an emerald crab, and a couple very small blue legged hermits.
Nobody seems to want to eat the GHA that is popping up.

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[UkiahTheTurtle]

If you’re going to add a fish, probably better off with a tailspot blenny; that way it won’t outgrow a 16g

I agree with tailspot blenny I have one In my 20g and it eats algae like crazy

 

[xCry0x]

Snails in general - many people significantly under stock their snails.

In my opinion, hermits generally are really poor algae eaters.

I'd grab a turbo or two. Or a couple trochus snails.

Also a dozen or so ceriths.

 

[SamMule]

I'll try a tailspot blenny. There are plenty nof snails in there. Some cerith, few astrea, a topcrown, and a several hundred colonistas.

Thanks!

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

I have a trochus snail that puts in WORK. I have a 29g going thru ugly stage, and that snail eats just the right amount to keep my rocks clean but not too much that it starves. I only have the one.

+1

 

[PR_nano]

Agree with the Turbo. It has it's con but for a few bucks easily one of the best GHA eater. Can always return or give away once algae is gone and nutrients stable and wouldn't lose.

 

[xCry0x]

Snails in general - many people significantly under stock their snails.

There are plenty nof snails in there. Some cerith, few astrea, a topcrown, and a several hundred colonistas.

Point. Exactly.

I can't speak to the effectiveness of collonista snails.

But if you ordered a 25g tank package from reefcleaners they would be providing you 24x dwarf cerith, 8 nassarius, 9 florida ceriths, 10 nerties.

So yeah, your tank is smaller. But that gives a sense of the scale of how many snails they would suggest. It largely also depends on where your tank is at in maturity and how clean everything is.

If you have a pile of dry rock just starting to grow hair algae, you probably have a decent amount of algae ahead of you. If your tank is old, covered in coraline, and generally low nutrient, you may not have much algae growth and don't need a ton of snails.

You can get a fish -- but then also take into account that by adding a fish you are filling up your small tank's fish capacity!

That said, do what works for you!

 

[SamMule]

I have some turbos in my big tank and they are great for algae, but a nightmare otherwise