What eats green hair algae

[atblj5]

What eats green hair algae snails? What kind?

[demonboy369]

when i had my GHA i added some turbo snails and they devoured it

[atblj5]

I have a bunch and don't eat it. Picky eaters.

[Mopar Reefer]

I've had good luck with emerald crabs, but people will tell you there hit or miss.

[singold]

+1 Turbo Snails

[THE ROOK]

Grab a Sea Hare. Just be sure to return it when the HA is gone. I used one for about a month.

[CloruroDiSodio]

+1 turbos. They are absolute algae eating machines

[stingythingy45]

I have never witnessed any critter that eats enough HA to keep up with an outbreak.It is best to attack the algae by reducing nutrients and if needed GFO.

[Biocubist]

There are 2 types of HA that I am aware of: the short patchy HA that most snails / crabs would love to feast on and there is the long stringy kind that looks like straight green pubic hair that nothing will eat.

The technique that I simple and effective. During a water change I collect the old water and put it in a big bucket. I then remove the object that the HA is growing on and place it in the bucket with the old water. I then get a tooth brush and brush the **** out of the HA underwater so that the particles are removed freely.

It works good for me!

[Michael]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15006462#post15006462 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by atblj5
green hair algae snails

never heard of them:D

well you need to pull as much of the GHA off the rocks as possible, get some phos media going asap and reduce light on times, stop overfeeding your fish and ensure your make up water is totally pure

[mjoener]

I second the water change and less light.
I have not found anything that will eat the patchy stuff or the long "pubic hair"
I have heard that sea hare would do it
I think I may try that
I have also heard that urchins devour algea as well

[VegasJay]

Sudden outbreak also and emerald crabs & turbos are doing nothing to help. Suggestion by LFS was to change the resin on the RO/DI (LFS does not sell the filters, fwiw) -- new filters installed in the RO/DI, water changes starting this weekend plus the scrubbing per Michael.

[waxy]

Seahares are great GHA eaters. Aggressive one's indeed.

They'll keep your hairy tank, sparkly clean.
( Advance Aquarists only! )
Once this bad boy dies, you're in for a world of hurt.

I have one the size of my palm in my tank...only seem him out at night though. Freaks me out sometimes...

I had a lot of luck with Turbos and especially Electric Blue Hermit Crabs.

[Doolin]

I've heard urchins will do a number on it as well...