Marine Fish
Sailfin/Algae Blenny
Salarias fasciatus
Price: $12.69 USD
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The Sailfin / Algae Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) is one of the most effective natural algae eaters in the marine aquarium hobby; known for its expressive face and comb-like teeth, this blenny spends most of its time grazing on rocks and glass surfaces. Native to Indo-Pacific reef environments, it plays an important role in controlling algae growth and maintaining a clean, balanced aquarium ecosystem; it is a herbivorous species, feeding primarily on algae growing on rocks and glass, also accepting algae-based foods, wafers, and pellets, and is an active grazer throughout the day; it needs a minimum 100 liter mature aquarium with natural algae growth, plenty of live rock for grazing and hiding, and stable water conditions; it is fully reef safe with corals and invertebrates and an excellent natural algae control fish; ensure consistent algae or supplement with algae wafers, provide rockwork with grazing surfaces, avoid aggressive tankmates that may outcompete it for food, and note it...
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