Hi, Can someone offer advice for a good reef algae eating marine fish?

Looking for a grazer, and hopeful to get many peoples input

Thanks Philip

Lawnmower blennie.

albany hff had one last week

a tang

a tang

i don't like tangs to sensitive

i don't like tangs to sensitive

Sensitive?????????

I have a spotted opal unicorn tang, he is as hardy as they come, has a verocious appetite, eats all kinds of algae even munchs on cyano bacteria and as an added bonus he loves apitasias.

as in stress to easy for my liking, have had them befour and wont be getting any of them, really nice fish thou

thats a cool fish Doc.

not like those ugly ones that cookie eats

Go the lawnmower they can harvest the alge if gets that bad.Rotorua had some.Nothing like buying a fish as a reason to visit.

Id have to say that a yellow eyed Kole Tang would have to be my pick.

They Almost eat the rock the algae is on also!

Awesome fish, but sensitive.

An easier one is the common yellow tang. They graze on algae all day long.

I have the exact same tang Doc, mine also likes to snack on aptasia, unfortunately I think he also likes to sample my anemone. Also have a blue tang but he doesnt graze much at all. Had an orange should tang, now that thing never stopped grazing

I have a sailfin tang that spends all day either grazing, or begging me for food.

i have a yellow eye tang. almost constsantly chewing on rocks, i never seem to have any algae in tank now, and my water isnt perfect by any means.....

Yellow Eye Tang

(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Stats

Maximum Length: 7.1 in.

Care Level: Moderate

Family: Acanthuridae

Reef Compatibility: Excellent

Minimum Aquarium Size: 70 gal.

Range: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii

Diet: Herbivore- herbivore preparations, macro algae

Water Conditions: 74-80° F; sg 1.020-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4

hes nice i want one

Notes: The Yellow Eye Tang is probably one of the best Tangs for helping to control the growth of undesirable algae. A great fish for reef aquariums, it will not bother corals, clams, or invertebrates, and it is not aggressive towards other fish with the possible exception of conspecifics. Use caution when keeping with other tangs of similar shape such as the Chevron Tang. Keep only one Yellow Eye Tang per aquarium. Provide plenty of live rock for it to graze on.

Feed a diet rich in vegetable matter including frozen herbivore foods, dried seaweed, or live macro algae.