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Posted	Algae blennies
15-03-2007 10:57 by Alan	I'm not one for having problems keeping fish and when I put my mind to it I have been succesfull with most but I am suffering quite the mystery at the moment. I cannot keep algae blennies for more than a week and I don't get it. I spend a couple of hours aclimatising them making sure the aalinity in the bag is gradually matched to that of the tank they swim around and eat the algae in my tank but by the end of the week there invariably dead my other fish are thriving. 4 green chromis 1 pair of emperor cardinals 1 fox face 1 coral beauty 1 pyjama wrasse 1 pair a black and white percula clowns I don't get it anyone else have problems with these blighters. Also suggestions for a grazer would be good I don't want a tang after having white spot one to many times I have had enough of them. I'm looking for an alternative to 36 turbo snails as my LFS that supplies grazers packs is currently out of stock.
15-03-2007 14:13 by Lee Smith	Hello alan, i had exactly the same problem, and gave up in the end. i wondered if it were a digestive problem with the type of algae that grows in the tank? having said that an aquatics shop near me had one in thier display tank that was well over 12 months old and about 6 inch long. with no real difference in setup from my tank.
15-03-2007 21:20 by Tangmad	I managed to keep one of these for 9 months and another for one month they I believe like sea slugs look like they are feeding but it is the wrong type of algae they die a slow death from starvation my local fish shop (the preferred) does not sell these or scooter blennies for this reason they just dont last. But i am sure some one on here will correct me.
15-03-2007 23:30 by wayne	i must be doing something right as i have 1 algae blenny (over 1 year )2 mandarins also over a year and a scooter that ive had for well over 2 years , they all need plently of live rock and grazing space , alan i can do you 50 cerithid snailsabout 1" long for 39.99 plus 7.40 delivery in a poly box and heat pack
16-03-2007 08:45 by Scraggyaggy	Alan you should reconsider getting a tang. They are far more effective at clearing algae than anything else. You're right, they are prone to whitespot but this can be controlled by adding an ozone generator. I have never had any spot since doing this 4 years ago.
16-03-2007 08:48 by D.R.	Sound very strange Alan. Do you have any toxic inverts in the tank. I have seen brittle stars grab small Cephalopods (cuttlefish) when they were resting on the substrate. The cuttlefish wriggled free but didnt think a brittlestar would make a go for it.
19-03-2007 09:42 by Alan	Thanks for the offer on the ceriths wayne unfortunately I have some dwarf blue leg hermits and they would make a very quick meal of the ceriths. The ozone idea is a good one but I would need an oxygen probe to control it and prevent any nasty disasters. I have resorted to an old toothbrush and every night I am cleaning the hair algae of. The main reason the algae took hold I think is because of initially the addition of more live rock plus some additional fish giving a slight jump in nutrients in the water my mitrate went up to 5 ppm (big increase over the 0.2ppm) causing an initial spurt in algae growth. Once the water was back to normal the algae continued to grow because it was trapping small bits of food and other debris which was acting like a fertiliser for the algae this has now been addressed via use of toothbrush and the problem seems to be going away I will have to keep on top of it until I can add some more turbos after pay day 36 should do it. Also noticed that the foxface and the coral beauty have taken more interest in grazing since the old growth has been removed so they are also helping at last. Only toxic inverts would be the sponges and the button polyps.

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