shrimp for hair algae?

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by reefchaos, May 18, 2009.

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  1. reefchaos

    reefchaos Flamingo Tongue

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    is there a shrimp out there to would eat up brown hair algae?
     
    reefchaos, May 18, 2009
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  2. flynhawaiianz28

    flynhawaiianz28 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    ummmm....i'm not positive about this...i would have to do a lil researching but at the moment I want to say that there isnt
     
    flynhawaiianz28, May 18, 2009
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  3. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    None of the shrimp that we commonly see in the aquarium hobby eat any algae. I won;t say that no shrimp eats algae, but I have not seen one yet.
     
    horkn, May 21, 2009
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  4. SAW39

    SAW39 Ritteri Anemone

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    +1 to the two posts above. I can't say never, but not in my experience nor in reading countless posts here on 3Reef.
     
    SAW39, May 24, 2009
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