Macro Algae problem

[fishgills]

Maybe a foxface but it's hit or miss.
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Ferrari 456

 

[gwongis]

Well, I brought some of those favorite food to my local store, which you know what. We put it in the tank, the Foxface jump on it and start eating, I watch it ate 3 pieces of leaves. I yelled, the foxface is mine! After I brought him home, he is not eating any of my macroalgae !!! 8O :?
He is eating those soft microalgae. like the yellow tang and lawnmower blenny
The only good thing is, he is neithor fighting with the yellow tang nor eating my coral. But not my microalgae either
I guess it is like there is a hamberger and a juicy rib eye steak, which is do you eat first?

HELP!

Greg

 

[Anonymous]

If he ate it in the store, I would say he will eat it in your tank. He probably just likes the other stuff better and once he cleans that up he will work on the caulerpa. Give him some time!

 

[SnowManSnow]

yea.. ive found temp in my tank can also contribute to blooms. In the early years I kept things about 83 and algae loved it. I gradually cooled it down to 77 and it has stunted algae growth.

not sure if it will help with this particular type of algae though

 

[Anonymous]

Congrats on the Squat Snowman!!!!

 

[gwongis]

Yes, I hope he will eat those macroalgae eventually. The yellow tang and the foxface such keep eating whatever on the rock, which I can't even see it.

As we now in summer, I could low the temperature a bit, but even in winter time it is still growing, it is not growing very fast, it is just nothing eating it, it is just getting more and more...

 

[gwongis]

My new foxface finally start eating those caulerpa macroalgae I have problem with after a week. Thanks everyone for their input, especailly to Laura. Now my hope is his eating habbit will match up with the growth rate of the macroalgae, so I don't have to feed him....

Thanks

 

[Jolieve]

I've noticed the same thing, that temp can affect algae blooms. My feather caulerpa seems to grow faster in the summer, and my tank glass needs more regular cleaning (about every two days), than it does in the winter (maybe once a week if my snails are behind on their game).

I don't have a chiller, so I have no way to keep the tank down into the 70's during the summer months, but I do wish I could.

J.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh good, I am so happy he started eating it, I was feeling bad that I recommended a fish and it wasn't doing what you wanted it to!