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oilfield safety
10-09-2006, 06:53 AM
Hi everyone, I was looking for suggestions for a fish or invert to help keep grape caulerpa down. Thank you in advance for your help. :biggrin:

albert_dao
10-09-2006, 07:18 AM
Most rabbitfish = grape algae lawnmower.

I'm partial to the blue lined myself.

oilfieldsafety
10-09-2006, 02:31 PM
Bump.

vertex
10-10-2006, 03:00 AM
My naso tang LOVES grape cal. I pull it from my refuge to let him feast on it. Not a sign of it in the main though...

Chaloupa
10-10-2006, 04:13 AM
I have a golden spotted rabbit that started to mow it all down within minutes of entering the tank...I had a large problem that is now GONE! So are all the other nuisance algaes since I added this fish. It has a great personality too!

1bigstud
10-10-2006, 04:25 AM
Regal tangs (otherwise known as blue tangs pretty much any tangs for that matter.

Ruth
10-10-2006, 01:30 PM
If it is for a 29g tank you are limited in getting a fish that would control it. As has been said - most tangs love this stuff but your tank is too small. You might try a rabbit fish but again you are pushing it as far as tank size goes.
I have heard of people controlling it manually by taking each rock out and scubbing it with a stiff brush and pulling any signs of it out with tweezers - and then repeating as required.
Grape calurpa is evil IMO.

oilfield safety
10-10-2006, 05:16 PM
Evil is an understatement.:biggrin: