Mollies vs tangs in algae control?

[ReefGuy1234]

I have heard that mollies are really good at algae control and I have seen that tangs are great at algae. I have 2 mollies in a freshwater tank right now and I'm just waiting for my tank to be fallow for 90 days because of marine velvet. My mollies have VERY similar behavior to tangs so I was just curious about mollies compared to tangs. Also I know tangs are a lot bigger so they probably eat more but I'm just curious.

 

[Rmckoy]

Mollies will eat 10x the algae compared to tangs .
but I believe there is a specific algae they prefer .
@vetteguy53081

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Tangs can swallow algea the size of the Molly's entire stomach. I would think by quantity over the day, most tangs would win.

 

[afrokobe]

I didnt even know mollies ate algae lol

 

[Rmckoy]

I didnt even know mollies ate algae lol

Once acclimate to marine . They are like little lawnmowers .
but that’s after she spits all
The babies out .

 

[vetteguy53081]

Mollies will eat 10x the algae compared to tangs .
but I believe there is a specific algae they prefer .
@vetteguy53081

Tangs will out eat mollies . Tangs will eat surface, filament algae, macro algae and hair algae
Mollies will eat biofilms that lead to algae growth as well as surface algae

Mollies are cheaper, readily available and and come in a variety of colors

 

[bnord]

mollies do do a decent job of eating some algae in my experience, but then you have mollies in your tank taking up space for tangs...

what I dole about them is that they know when he auto feeder has kicked in and triggers the feeding frenzy for the others...
I use them for cleaning my QT tank too