List of baddie killers

[olsenshouse]

I'd like to start a thread on fish/inverts that eat the bad things in your tank. Any help from the experienced reefers would be appreciated.

Bry

 

[NC2WA]

Define "bad things" (such a broad area)

 

[olsenshouse]

All the different kinds of algaes and any nuisance critters that might get in your tank.

 

[Skimmy]

well, here's some of the main offenders;

aptasia anemones
monjano anemones
xanthid crabs (rock crabs)
whelks
cowry snails
red bugs
black bugs
mantis shrimp
acro eating flat worms
zoa eating nudibranchs
isopods
bryopsis algae
cyanobacteria
dinoflagellates
brown jelly
hydroids

...just to name a few.

 

[capdippe]

Skimerwhishperer, I love that name very cool. What are hydroids and what do they do?

 

[Xtremedave67]

jumping on to hear this out

 

[Skimmy]

very small colonial cnidarians that pack a potent enough sting to kill most corals they come into repeated contact with...
usually come in as liverock hitchhikers.
u can see pics if u search it on google or bing.

 

[Skimmy]

crap...the OP asked for a list of "baddie killers" ...not baddies...
you'd think that if u put it in the title, tards like myself would figure it out...:idea:

 

[lvsuckerfish]

bergiha nudis for aptisa
I heard dragon pipe fish for red bugs
you for crab trap and pull them out or puffers I would guess

yellow coris wrasse for flat worms planiria kind

spelling may be off also

I was thinking the same thing Skimmy i was going to add that sums it about up with bad things lol. reading is fundamental lol

 

[olsenshouse]

LOL!, thats skimmer and lvsuckerfish!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Don't forget Monti eating flatworms, no specific eater for them that I am aware of.

 

[olsenshouse]

Any help on what eats the stuff on skimmerwhispers list. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[mfinn]

Any help on what eats the stuff on skimmerwhispers list. Any help would be appreciated.

are there any there your having trouble with at the moment?

 

[olsenshouse]

Just the brown algae with a small amount of green algae. I was just hoping to make a list for reference in the future.

 

[mfinn]

here is some that might help

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84

 

[olsenshouse]

Thanks, that is a good page to reference too.