A Suitable Replacement To Yamatoe Shrimps

[Urban Aquaria]

Ottos clear brownish algae?

From my experience, otos relish soft brown algae... whenever i add them to a new tank after it has fully established its cycle (usually by then there would be a good amount of initial brown algae built up in areas of the tank), they will help clear the majority of the brown algae and i can see their tummies all nice and round.

Thanks for the info! I really need those snails to clear the spots of algaes on my tank walls. I have 10 ottos and they are not doing their job

Yeah, otos usually don't consume green spot algae, its too hard for them to eat.

[nicholasliao]

So nerite snails will clear my green spots?

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[qngwn]

Yes, I use nerites to clear green spots in the tank glass as well as other surface algae.

[nicholasliao]

Thanks! Time to shop for nice nerite snails

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[qngwn]

Thanks! Time to shop for nice nerite snails

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The few common ones found in LFS are horned nerite and zebra nerites. Most LFS do carry them and I always get my nerites from Y618..

[David]

The common mistake is to dump in too many....love ottos...like the way they use their fine as support to hang upside down...

[nicholasliao]

I heard that ottos would need to be kept at a pack of 6 or more in order for them to feel comfortable. I bought 10 at one shot. Death count so far remains at 0.

My fire reds are really scared of them and tend to jump up in shock whenever the ottos try to nip on their backs.

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[David]

Depend on size of tank and availability of food resource to support them. I have 4 in my tank and they are fine.

[nicholasliao]

I just checked my shrimp tank and its having an outbreak of green spot algae and hair algae. My us fiss is brown. Do you think its the algae covering it?

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[Urban Aquaria]

I just checked my shrimp tank and its having an outbreak of green spot algae and hair algae. My us fiss is brown. Do you think its the algae covering it?

It could be due to alot of accumulated dirt and debris trapped amongst the fissidens, try removing the fissiden covered wood or rock from the tank and swirl/rinse it in clean de-chlorinated water, sometimes it helps.

[troyz]

David...shrimps will become a snack for Altums in between lunch n dinner...
just like one bro here said, anything that fits into their mouth, they will eat...

[David]

Nerite snails are the BEST!!! Got 8 of them...really hard working...in just one night one bugger cleared the rain bar....I got another 4 to make 12....

PS...One of the Altums took a bite....its a bite he never forget due to the horns on the shell...hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nicholasliao]

Got 4 nerite snaila for 8 bucks. Nor worth the price. Hopefully they will eat the hair algae and spotty ones

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[Ingen]

Got 4 nerite snaila for 8 bucks. Nor worth the price. Hopefully they will eat the hair algae and spotty ones

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Where did you get them from? I know c328 sells them at $0.80 each regardless of size.

[nicholasliao]

Petsmart at serangoon north

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[David]

Did you bargain? The auntie at the cashier can bargain...Ben is another question all together.

[nicholasliao]

Cannot one la. I tried. Bargain the most 50 cents off. I always go there. But maybe my face not handsome enough

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[David]

The trick to it is not the looks...328 is their NEMSIS...

[qngwn]

Nerite snails are the BEST!!! Got 8 of them...really hard working...in just one night one bugger cleared the rain bar....I got another 4 to make 12....

PS...One of the Altums took a bite....its a bite he never forget due to the horns on the shell...hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice, you'll never go wrong with nerites.

[li_gangyi]

I had a few before, they died an early death after a few months after their shells got pitted and eventually a small hole developed at the end, I do inject a fair bit of Co2 and have a low pH though...