do kole tangs eat...

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  1. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    that brown dirt and gunk that builds up in the low flow areas? or just algae and film algae off of the rocks and glass.

    I have it down to one corner in both my display tank and my lagoon where the dirt junk settles to, but its a pain to manually remove it... looking for a biological option for removal
     
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  2. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    If I were to venture a guess id say its just the algae.try some nassarious (sp) snails. They do a good job on mine
     
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  3. libog2fish

    libog2fish Fire Shrimp

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    for kole tangs my friend had tried cooked fridged white rice...
    the kole was bloated after that feed...
     
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  4. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    if you dont have anything helpful/intelligent to say, dont say anything at all... please
     
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  5. lynnmw1208

    lynnmw1208 Skunk Shrimp

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    My kole tang appears to munch on that stuff as well. I not only see him pick at the rocks but it seems he does pick at the sand as well which does have that gunk in it.
     
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  6. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    thank you.
    anyone else have experience with kole tangs also?
     
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  7. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    I had a kole that only ever picked at algae.
     
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  8. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Same here. Have you tried sand sifting cucumber?
     
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  9. aquariaman

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    Sounds like someone needs to plug in a reef cleaners order! :p
     
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  10. Dingo

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    Its bare-bottom so this stuff all goes to one corner and is more visible than with sand. My cuc is strong still but my wrasses always pick off all the best cleaners
     
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