4 Of The Best Algae Eaters? - ( TUXEDO URCHIN - BLENNY - TANG - HERMIT CRAB )

[@TOMReefer]

Hey guys, solid video on the real deal on these algae eaters. Have a happy Sunday😃

[@josephleeder6619]

Another great video, this channels putting out some of the best content that is actually relatable. Any day now this channel is gonna blow up BIG! The combination of the background music and narration of the urchins habits was particuarly good. I would love a series of shortish videos narrated in the first person from the animals perspective for their care requirements of each of the species in your tank in that style. That would be hilarious to me but to noone else most likely.

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Joseph! Thanks! I’m glad you are enjoying the channel and getting practical information. 😃👍🏻

[@TOMReefer]

You might find this funny, “Hermits Eye View” kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5fTpIFuh8h4qpo&feature=share 😃

[@Truskilzz710]

Been waiting for something like this

[@TOMReefer]

Great to hear Tru! 👍🏻😊

[@fishpony1211]

That yellow tang has colored up nicely! Great video Tom

[@TOMReefer]

Hey FP, it did! Really happy with the color. Thanks FP! 👍🏻

[@tmac1072]

Keep up the great work, your videos are first rate IMO, look forward to them every Sunday. Love your enthusiasm and insight.

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Tim, Thanks! I appreciate it! 😊👍🏻

[@jennwidjaja]

My yellow tangs are exactly like you said there are lol

[@imthatguybrandon]

Hey Tom, when you panned on to the yellow tang I saw only 7 Chromis? I think a few videos ago you had 8 left out of the initial 9 you added at the start. How are the chromis school doing?

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Brandon, that was last summer, the school is down to 4 now. In fighting. The 4 seem to have Accepted each other. They’ve been 4 for 7 months now. 👍🏻

[@jonathancapen2310]

Love my tuxedo urchin great video man

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Jonathan, tuxedo is very cool. Thanks!

[@GMoretti-ux1pe]

you have a certain Jack Nicholson quality about you, love the channel!

[@TOMReefer]

Hi N, haha ok 😁👍🏻thanks for watching!

[@davidespino9875]

I have yellow tang for 2 year now and love eat algae off my rock great guy to have in the tank does good with other fish not aggressive at all

[@TOMReefer]

Hi David, thanks for your comment! 2 years! Great! And yes, it’s a good community fish! 👍🏻😊

[@jibe4781]

Hi Tom, great one. Nice to see the 10g. I order more hermit crab today, base on your opinion. A question about the 16HD, have you a idea of the time life of the LEDs ? Thank you

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Jean, thanks! Hermit crabs can never hurt your tank👍🏻 i’ve had my first 16 HD for about 3 years. Manufacturer says 6 to 7 years without losing color rendering index. I would use mine longer than that if it still was working properly. 👍🏻😊

[@mckenzie390]

Gorgeous Yellow Tang ,would love to have one but I’m not sure my tank is large enough

[@TOMReefer]

Yes! It’s a beauty McKenzie 😊👍🏻thanks!

[@fugimo321]

Great video Tom. I have a several types of tangs but the MVP of hair algae destruction is my orange spotted rabbitfish. It will eat the long strands of hair algae. Maybe give it a try.

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Andrew, thanks, does the orange spotted rabbitfish eat any corals? I’ve read it likes leathers etc. I’ve never kept one before.

[@fugimo321]

@@TOMReefer there is always that chance but mine has never touched any coral. From your videos I know you feed mysis. If you get one, I would add LRS fish frenzy (or somethinglike it.) I personally think it satisfys there need for something meaty and will leave corals alone. Right now my orange spotted (5") is in a tank with zoas and different types of willows corals. The tank also has a foxface (4 1/2") and barred (3"). The 3 have been around softies, lps, and sps and never touched any coral. I also feed frozen Angel and Butterfly food once a month.

[@TOMReefer]

That’s really good to hear Andrew. I’ll give my hermits a chance for a few months. I’m already seeing some going way. But the rabbitfish could be next if I don’t see improvement. What size tank is that in?

[@fugimo321]

@@TOMReefer Just think of them as a super hardy tang. Mine from 1 1/2 - 3 1/2 inches was in a 55 gallon. Your yellow tang and a rabbitfish will be fine in your 70 gallon. 20 gallons would be a little tight for a baby. In my case, with the small tanks I swap the rock with a clean one. Let the rabbitfish take care of it. I don't have any pod predators in the small tanks. The rock swap allows for a fresh batch of pods to enter the tank.

[@bahamareefer]

Awesome video!! 💯 AGREE

[@TOMReefer]

Thanks Bahama Reefer! 👍🏻

[@MrThereeferspecialis]

I have been wanted urchin for a while now, but I am afraid it Will is eats my polyps by the way, I love your channel it’s very entertaining and I learned a lot from it

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Rick, Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy the channel! the tuxedo urchin will not eat anything but algae. It is Reef safe. 👍🏻😊

[@astronomical5799]

Hey Tom, great shots of that tuxedo urchin! The lawnmower blenny is awesome too lol. Has your new hermit crab army been putting a dent in the hair algae?

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Astronomical, thanks! It was in a perfect location👍🏻😊I’m starting to see some progress in the hair algae! It takes time though

[@kristalynn7877]

I just discovered your channel, and I’m loving it! It’s a lot of fun and you have beautiful tanks! 🪸 Do you quarantine your fish prior to adding them to the display tanks? I’m very new to the hobby and I’m learning quite a bit from your channel:) 🐠🐡🐟

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Krista Lynn, you probably should, but I don’t. I get my fish from 2 LFS’s that use copper in their tanks, which kills ich, and I’m not set up for quarantine. 👍🏻glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@johnchambers1573]

would diamond goby be safe to have with a tuxedo urchin along with cerith snails and Trochus Snails

[@TOMReefer]

Hi John, that would be fine. 👍🏻

[@johnchambers1573]

@@TOMReefer thank you for that I was worried that they would fight

[@christopherbraxton7289]

Hey Tom another great video very informative I'm hoping that you're going to go back to showing tanks

[@TOMReefer]

Hey Chris, thanks, happy you took away from it. People stopped sending me video of their tank, however, I haven’t been promoting it. Maybe I can make some of my own trips around NJ,PA,NY see if I can find some through clubs 👍🏻

[@Atilla_A]

Currently thinking about getting a lawnmower blenny for my new reef tank but I also want to keep a bristletooth tang in the near future . Read a few times that they don’t get along so I’m searching for a good algae eater instead of the blenny

[@TOMReefer]

Algae blenny’s are more of a micro algae eater. Kind of keeps the small stuff from growing up. I would recommend a few more astrea snails. This way there’s no competition between fish.

[@cvin13]

My algae blenny would sit on top of a throne of hair algae. Never ate a thing other than pellets

[@TOMReefer]

@@cvin13 yes, they will not eat hair algae.

[@aussied723]

👍

[@TOMReefer]

Thanks Dave! 😊

[@bobbyknox9258]

As soon as hair algae gets over about a centimetre there's nothing that eats it. The end of the filaments have become too wiry. For anything to eat it it needs to be short and fresh.

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Bobby, absolutely right👍🏻

[@anipanim4310]

fluconazole the best

[@TOMReefer]

Hi Anip, yes, it works.😊👍🏻

[@821702feb]

My tomini tang destroys green hair algae

[@TOMReefer]

You are so lucky! 😃 Yellow tangs don’t wanna have anything to do with it😃

[@richishere82]

Sea hare

[@TOMReefer]

Agree Mr. Nice👍🏻