Red Algae Choking out Zoas

[Cuda]

I hate that Red Stuff:crossedlips:

 

[Pufferpunk]

No, hermits won't work. I battled both kinds for over 2 years & the ONLY thing that worked were the Mex turbos. I haven't had a spec of red algae since I added them & the entire tank was totally choked out by the stuff (even my montis) before I added them. Actually this was in more than 1 tank & they're all clear--thank God!

 

[rocko918]

I had something similar in my frag tank and added a scopas tang. with in minutes he was picking at it. Cleaned it out very quickly. I had some rocks in my sump with the same stuff on it and put it in the frag for a quick cleaning. I have not see it since. So maybe any Zebrasoma tang will work.

 

[impur]

Red Sea sailfin tang didn't touch it in my tank. The mexican turbos keep it mowed down real close to the rock, more like a haircut than removal, but i still haven't found anything to kill it off completely. Since i'm upgrading tanks over this summer i plan to cook all my rock and frag/throw away anything that has this stuff on it.

 

[Pufferpunk]

After battling a loosing war with this stuff, I haven't seen a speck of the horrible red curse in many months now, since adding the hard-working Mexicans.