Wich tang 4 algae eating?

wich one would be a good algae eater for a 72 gal tank?

 

Id have to say a bristletooth of some sort, most tangs will outgrow a 72... Unless you where to trade in... My Foxface IMO does more Munching on algae then my chevron does throughout the tank...

 

I've heard Kole tangs are good algae munchers are stay relatively small. I've been toldI could keep one in my 55gal.

 

I only consider the smaller bristletooth tangs (kole/tomini etc) to be appropriate for tanks in the 72-75g size. Also there are some bristletooth tangs that get too big too so make sure you doublecheck which one it is specifically.

 

Yes, many bristletooths do get too big for a tank that size.

Of all the bristletooths I would say 1st choice would be a tomini, and 2nd choice, kole. The tomini is the smallest of the B tooth tangs, and the kole is second to smallest. Also, IME, the koles are more aggressive than any tomini I have seen.

The rest of the B tooths get too big, most like around 8" or more.

 

ya but tangs in general as soon as they get there first taste of pellet, flake or prepared food they stop munchin. i would suggest getting a foxface rabbitfish , sailfin algae blenny

 

Not B tooths. They constantly graze on algae, especially on the glass and rocks.

You can't buy a better algae eating machine than a b tooth.

 

What type of algae are you trying to overcome? Zebrasoma tangs(like yellows and scopas) eat more filamentous algae esp sailfins that like fleshy algae. Ctenochaetus (bristle tooth, like Kole) eat more diatoms and cyanobacteria. They will rarely if ever eat hair algae. Acanthurus tangs( like powder blues/browns, achilles) are kind of a mix bag. Mostly eat diatoms, some eat hair and others like my orange shoulder eat a mix of diatoms with ALOT of sand, it craps out sand all day long...Lastly hippos(paracanturus) eat mostly zooplankton with some filamentous supplements.

 

Dident we already cover this topic in this thread before?

http://www.3reef.com/forums/tropical-fish/wich-tang-4-algae-eating-76836.html

 

Still of the same opinion that if there is an algae isue ten you should adress the algae issue a tang wont do it for you. Get a clean up crew lower your nitrates and phosphates and stop over feeding.