Herbivorous fish suggestions, help.

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I would usually just have some tangs atleast a scopas to pick off the algae on the rocks, but my return to reefing has me using a small IM-40. What is a good fish to add in a small tank that eats like the tang would have helping clean the rockwork.

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Blennys

Midas blennys are entertaining to watch
 
Prior to eating the big stuff, I would think that snails would be the first herbivores to get. Once the nuisance algae progression starts, consider an interesting herbivore, lettuce nudibranch.

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/724/lettuce-sea-slug-green?pcatid=724&c=497+524+724

Yes to blennies. Get either one of these two, but wait for algae to be prevalent.

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/94/sailfin-algae-blenny?pcatid=94&c=15+23+94
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/2263/starry-blenny?pcatid=2263&c=15+23+2263
 

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