EvolutionZ's 2ft mossy tank

**route** · 23rd Aug 2008, 23:03

Nanas are pretty prone to green spot algae on the leaves. Time to introduce some otos

Great looking tank by the way, the moss seems to be growing very well!

**EvolutionZ** · 24th Aug 2008, 00:25

sigh. i have 4 otos in the tank.. don't think they eat spotted algae?

**illumnae** · 25th Aug 2008, 11:58

otos don't eat greenspot algae. try nerites

**blue33** · 25th Aug 2008, 12:12

Originally Posted by illumnae

otos don't eat greenspot algae. try nerites

I came across someone also said nerites eat nana leaves also?

**sadie** · 25th Aug 2008, 12:18

Originally Posted by illumnae

otos don't eat greenspot algae. try nerites

Just curious, does nerites snail hide itself under the gravel and uproot the plants?

**illumnae** · 25th Aug 2008, 12:31

Originally Posted by sadie

Just curious, does nerites snail hide itself under the gravel and uproot the plants?

Mine don't

Originally Posted by blue33

I came across someone also said nerites eat nana leaves also?

My nana petite leaves are untouched

**EvolutionZ** · 25th Aug 2008, 13:52

thanks yi xiang.. will go get 1 nerite snail.. anything more than 1 they will start laying eggs with lots of white spots around...

**Quixotic** · 26th Aug 2008, 00:53

Nerites will leave healthy plants alone, and will eat algae from leaves of plants. Rotting or decomposing matters (including uneaten food, dead fish or plants) may be eaten.

They are also gonochoristic, i.e. distinct different sexes. So while a single male will not lay eggs in your tank, I am pretty certain that a single female may do so, even if the eggs have not been fertilised internally, they just won't hatch.

**EvolutionZ** · 26th Aug 2008, 00:55

thanks quixotic for the info..
i thinks snails have kinda 2 sex? means even if i comm 2 males together. 1 will turn female and breed?

**Quixotic** · 26th Aug 2008, 00:59

Gonochoristic snails won't, it has only one sex in a single snail, either male or female. Hermaphrodite snails, e.g. ramshorn, have both sex, male and female in a single snail.