Best Cleaning fish

[jroczniak]

I know all about cleanup crew inverts but I would like to know what people think are the best other tank cleaners specifically which fish.

 

[OceanGuy]

Cleaner fish

The Sailfin Algae Blenny does a pretty good job on algae that are in the tank.
The Copperband Butterfly keeps the tank clear of aiptasia. Tangs also eat algae, but the are sometimes picky about which kind of algae that they like. The Red spotted Scooter Blenny eats a lot of the food that lands either on the sand or on rock. It scoots from place to place pecking at the rock or sand.

I know all about cleanup crew inverts but I would like to know what people think are the best other tank cleaners specifically which fish.

 

[Scott G]

my sand was absolutely atrocious with brown algae all over it, so i descided to get a diamond goby

he did a tremendous job on the sand, within 2 days it was all clean

 

[mloebl]

my sand was absolutely atrocious with brown algae all over it, so i descided to get a diamond goby

he did a tremendous job on the sand, within 2 days it was all clean

Ditto. I actually got a pair, but one jumped before I got the eggcrate on But he does still do an excellant job cleaning. I think 2 days was about all it took here too. I didn't think the sandbed would ever be white again before I got him, lol.

-Mike

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

dragon goby mines getting big. pj's n skiptons usualy has em. mine sifts my bed
constantly turns it over every day or 2

 

[aweeks95]

any problems with a goby moving too much sand and loosening up rock work?

 

[aweeks95]

saya diamond watchman goby is a carnivor....it doesn't actually eat ant algea in the tank, just stirs up the sand looking for food....right?

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=220

 

[fanaglethebagle]

saya diamond watchman goby is a carnivor....it doesn't actually eat ant algea in the tank, just stirs up the sand looking for food....right?

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=220

It sifts everything out of the sand

 

[aweeks95]

i think the diamond goby will eventualy be an addition to my 90g!!! sounds good for the tank, plus a pretty cool looking fish!!!

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

no so sliping the dragon goby dosent have a burrow. my engener goby has been building tunnels for a while. holding up better than the big dig.

 

[fanaglethebagle]

holding up better than the big dig.

That doesnt mean much

 

[mloebl]

My diamond goby burrowed constantly for the first couple of weeks until it found a place it likes. It's true it's a carnivore and is sifting for food, so they recommend a tank that has been established and a fuge. However, that being said, mine does feed when I feed the other fish, so it does get supplemented as well and nab anything on the bottom that may fall. He came to me a little skinny, but is now quite chubby. My sand had been covered in one algae or another for some time (this is before I added the sump/fuge.) His digging for food stirs up the sand so it keeps it from settling. He occasionally will bury a plate coral, but usually pops back up within a day.

-Mike