Can this plant help to prevent/kill algae?

[vinz]

*Sigh*

Must we spoon-feed you guys? The names have been provided, go search the web for the pictures. Cannot find then come and ask for pictures.

If you do find the pictures, post the links back here so that other people who don't know what they look like can have a look too.

[lorba]

Some nice and simple articles on snail controls.

Controlling Snail Populations in the Home Aquaria

Snails

Clown loach - one of the popular loaches, has a picture of it too

There's a lot more you can find using yahoo.

[Plantbrain]

Grass shrimps(aka Ghost shrimps) don't eat algae.
Amano, cherry's etc do good.

Botia striata is the best snail "Grim reaper" I've found. A nice little loach, pretty, diurnal schooling. The dwarf loach is also very nice and good, biut often costly and hard to find(at least here, around 30$ US ea, B. striata= 3-6$ ea and can be found most places)

You can cull the snail population by placing some cucumber/zucchini slices at night and then in the morning remove the snail covered piece or place a pile in a glass jar etc.

If you have an explosion in the population you have been overfeeding and they have been feasting of the rich leftovers.
But the snails are good for a tank, they eat algae.

They do eat plants but only plants that are already dieing, rotting.
Some larger Columbian, and apple snails will eat plants. Especially new leaves.
Smaller than 2 cm don't eat plants.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[Blue Whale]

[:] *sweat sweat* Vincent angry liao..ha ha... You know? When one is in need of help, they really appreciate those who offer a hand.

so these are call loaches, I always see them but can't make up what are those. Dunno they have such wonders. [:] Back to the old drawing board and like Vincent said, do more checking. Ha Ha..