Blenny and Goby?

[RobertTheNurse]

Hey,

Checked LiveAquaria website at their compatibility chart. Have some Green Hair Algae growing...and I want something that can attack it!!! I have a few crabs and snails which aren't going anything. I DO NOT want to add a emerald, I just don't want to chance it eating my coral lol...Saw that the tail spot blenny likes algae...I have a watchman that doesn't eat or do nothing lol will they hate each other? I want all of them to have peace and serenity lol (as muh as possible) anyone have a goby and blenny mix? I have a 65 G

Rob

 

[Ippyroy]

I have a bicolor blenny and a YWG. They are model citizens and zero problems. The Blenny wags his tail when I come home to feed them between jobs. He acts like a little dog. He bit a coral once until I moved it. He didn't like it. My bleeny stays in the rocks and my YWG is under them in the sand.

 

[RobertTheNurse]

I have a bicolor blenny and a YWG. They are model citizens and zero problems. The Blenny wags his tail when I come home to feed them between jobs. He acts like a little dog. He bit a coral once until I moved it. He didn't like it. My bleeny stays in the rocks and my YWG is under them in the sand.

The only downfall is I need some help with this algae before it gets out of control. I'd have to quarentine the fish...and monitor. Since we live in Canada, don't have access to meds. The store says they medicate only "if needed".

Hard to trust people these days

 

[Ippyroy]

I got the blenny to eat algae. He barely nips at the rocks. I have a CUC of crabs and more snails coming in. They are the best thing from what I can find. The next is get nutrients under control. Mark Levenson said to get new snails and crabs if the current ones are lazy. It makes sense to me. The ones in your tank are full and have learned to eat the food that you feed. Just get new ones.

 

[RobertTheNurse]

I got the blenny to eat algae. He barely nips at the rocks. I have a CUC of crabs and more snails coming in. They are the best thing from what I can find. The next is get nutrients under control. Mark Levenson said to get new snails and crabs if the current ones are lazy. It makes sense to me. The ones in your tank are full and have learned to eat the food that you feed. Just get new ones.

Thanks for the info. Planned on getting some snails and such...checked my nitrates before I did a water change and its at 10 (Salifert) ill check phos tomorrow. Using a cannister filter...but don't have a lot of stock and usually change filter pads every 1 week to 2 weeks. Thankfully not a lot of algae...but its starting...noticed some corraline growing on the glass...so im happy.

 

[FlexingFishSticks]

I had a bi color blenny as the first fish in one of my tanks and then I introduced a ywg. My blenny started flexing on my ywg and instant karma he darted right into the wavemaker and died

 

[Pistondog]

Turbo snails
Tailspot blenny
Urchins
Rabbitfish, but your tank is too small

 

[RobertTheNurse]

Turbo snails
Tailspot blenny
Urchins
Rabbitfish, but your tank is too small

Yeah I'm hoping getting some more snails until I can get my hands on a blenny, quarantine it etc...

Thanks everyone!

 

[William Spak]

Hey,

Checked LiveAquaria website at their compatibility chart. Have some Green Hair Algae growing...and I want something that can attack it!!! I have a few crabs and snails which aren't going anything. I DO NOT want to add a emerald, I just don't want to chance it eating my coral lol...Saw that the tail spot blenny likes algae...I have a watchman that doesn't eat or do nothing lol will they hate each other? I want all of them to have peace and serenity lol (as muh as possible) anyone have a goby and blenny mix? I have a 65 G

Rob

Sea Hares do nice with Hair algae, I had one do some serious work on one, you just have to make sure your nitrates are low I think.

Also, for the hair algae, try to make sure your tank doesn't have too much contact with sunlight.