Which fish lives in/around macroalgae?

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As title,
Is there any fish that hangs out preferably around macroalgae?
I have a big portion of my tank covered by macro but most of my fish avoid that area.
 
Interesting thought, I'm curious now too.
 
Filefish.
Trying to catch mine and put it in my 30g remote fuge from my 120.
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Nice! are those easy to keep? Do you need to provide copepods constantly?
In my 120 it eats whatever I feed the other 14 fish. Mysis, brine, assorted different cubes so not difficult to feed.
 
As title,
Is there any fish that hangs out preferably around macroalgae?
I have a big portion of my tank covered by macro but most of my fish avoid that area.
There a quite a few, but most are best in a species only, need to be in a aggressive tank, or are not quite so reef safe.

Sargassum Angler is one for example. It could be in a reef tank, but they are prone to disease, so if all fish are not QTd they do not need to be mixed. All fish would also need to be quite a bit larger than its mouth.

Best way to look at macro fish is to think about ambush or using it as a defensive camouflage. +

I have a 7' macro tank that is all different types of scorpions, small groupers, and fish that hide in the macro for ambush purposes.

Here is my little angler in his macro garden 32 biocube.



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There a quite a few, but most are best in a species only, need to be in a aggressive tank, or are not quite so reef safe.

Sargassum Angler is one for example. It could be in a reef tank, but they are prone to disease, so if all fish are not QTd they do not need to be mixed. All fish would also need to be quite a bit larger than its mouth.

Best way to look at macro fish is to think about ambush or using it as a defensive camouflage. +

I have a 7' macro tank that is all different types of scorpions, small groupers, and fish that hide in the macro for ambush purposes.

Here is my little angler in his macro garden 32 biocube.



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Im thinking of something similar in my 24x20x18 remote fuge.
A species only tank.
Currently no fish but plumbed into my 120.
What do you feed the angler and how often? Thanks
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Im thinking of something similar in my 24x20x18 remote fuge.
A species only tank.
Currently no fish but plumbed into my 120.
What do you feed the angler and how often? Thanks
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It gets a mix of gut loaded ghost shrimp, molly babies that were reared in SW and it eats large mysis.
 
In my 120 it eats whatever I feed the other 14 fish. Mysis, brine, assorted different cubes so not difficult to feed.
I quick red on the forum about it and seems that they like to feed on corals too.. does your feeds on soft corals?
 
I quick red on the forum about it and seems that they like to feed on corals too.. does your feeds on soft corals?
My 120 is 95% acros. Have not seen it pick at any of them.
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What kind of fish are in there? Pipefish like macroalgae but they aren't the most-aggressive eaters. And they are susceptible to predatory fishes.

Clown gobies like to associate with corals more than macroalgae but they'll hide in it too. They're small but underrated IMO.
 
What kind of fish are in there? Pipefish like macroalgae but they aren't the most-aggressive eaters. And they are susceptible to predatory fishes.

Clown gobies like to associate with corals more than macroalgae but they'll hide in it too. They're small but underrated IMO.
I have 1 YWG, a bicolor blenny and a very peaceful (for now) sixline. I was planning to add a couple of clownfish as well but I sense that they will end up in the rockwork as well and not around my macro.
Not sure if I can mix clown goby with YWG.. my YWG is quite mean
 
Royal Grammas will gather macros and build nests with them. If you have enough rock work a group of them would be stunning.
 

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