help needed..algae on glass

[devilzvinz]

im staying at woodland..may i know where i can get that snail?my tank got some small tranparent snails(Think i over fed)..will they clean the algae as well?

[Shadow]

Y618 should have it.

[psp1000]

What is the temperture to keep those snail? my discus tank Temperture is at 30 - 31 degree.

[blackBRUSHalgae]

I seriously don't think your Yamato killed your fishes.

[bossteck]

saw the little fella eating some of the algae, but i think the job is too much for him or her to complete.
so far so good, as he is still active at a temp of 20deg in my 1 footer.
since bro here says they don't eat my plants, i will go get some more to help out with so much algae on the glass panes.

but i don't know what to do with them once they are really clean, which is what i hope to see.
i don't have too many plant tanks.
how long do they live anyway, and if they run out of glass algae what do they eat next?
hopefully not my plants.

Don't get more... if you get more and they happen to be 'in the mood' they will start laying eggs all over your tank, their eggs will probably not hatch and will harden over time, it will be difficult to get rid of the eggs.

[Shadow]

unfortunately you can't select snail sex because snails are hermaphrodites although can't self fertilize.

Will they laying egg even if it is not fertilize?

[wllm33]

Don't get more... if you get more and they happen to be 'in the mood' they will start laying eggs all over your tank, their eggs will probably not hatch and will harden over time, it will be difficult to get rid of the eggs.

oops, too late to see this advice, as I already bought another 5 today.
but they are rather small.
do you know how big before they mature to lay eggs and how do the eggs look like.
i also have some sakura shrimps inside.
can they take care of the eggs if layed?
also an oto inside as well, but he is quite laid off because of the 20 deg temperature.
please advice.
thanks.

[devilzvinz]

bro wllm33..
you can consider sell to me..hehe..im interested to get it..where you stay??

[Zenislev]

Bristlenose catfishes and nerite snails....they are quite combination for clearing algae on glass IMO.

[wllm33]

bro wllm33..
you can consider sell to me..hehe..im interested to get it..where you stay??

in tampines.
but you are in woodlands, how?
actually if they have done their work, may pass them to you for recycling foc if they don't die on me first.

[beetroot]

i got two of those snails and they cleaned the algae on my nana leaves nicely!
still monitoring how they are doing on the glass algae.

auntie says "horn snail"...
another website says "bumble bee horn snail". same as nerite snail?

[torque6]

I used to have a nerite but they are ineffective against thread algae, but gsa or brown algae should be fine.

however they tend to hid most of the time and only comes out at night, but trying a nerite for 4 months in a co2 tank did however corrode its shell.

I rely on pond snails now in my tank and remove them during wc if their numbers increases.

[wllm33]

Bristlenose catfishes and nerite snails....they are quite combination for clearing algae on glass IMO.

my tank is that dirty, believe me.
i just sort of got it out of control before i took drastic action. that's why the double action before my precious plants get killed.
still not out of the woods yet.

[evilone]

i have seen the snails in my friend tank gets out of control breeding. :P It can get disgusting after sometime so be careful.

[bossteck]

oops, too late to see this advice, as I already bought another 5 today.
but they are rather small.
do you know how big before they mature to lay eggs and how do the eggs look like.
i also have some sakura shrimps inside.
can they take care of the eggs if layed?
also an oto inside as well, but he is quite laid off because of the 20 deg temperature.
please advice.
thanks.

Not too sure about when they are mature, but their eggs are whitish, sort of like smaller version of sesame. Usually they will stick on your tank glass or on your drift wood if you have any.