help needed..algae on glass

[devilzvinz]

any 1 know how to clear off the algae on the glass of the tank?
my DW also got green algae growing on it.
any 1 can advice?

[juggler]

Do you use algae eaters in your tanks? Otocinclus or Chinese Algae Eaters would be helpful for the leaves, glass or driftwood surfaces.
For tank glass, you can use a phone card or similar to scrape away the algae.

Cheers!

PS: Kindly refrain from using "sms-language". Thanks.

[devilzvinz]

i just brought a yamato shrimp..the lsf auntie told me can eat away the algae but the shrimp kill 2 of my tetra and the rest of the tetra were eating the dead body.
so wat is the best solution?i got some cherry inside that tank.

[mercuryscio]

i just brought a yamato shrimp..the lsf auntie told me can eat away the algae but the shrimp kill 2 of my tetra and the rest of the tetra were eating the dead body.
so wat is the best solution?i got some cherry inside that tank.

scrapping is the best way to get rid of green spot algae, use a plastic card or get a proper scrapper from lfs.

Yamato is effective in clearing hair algae but ineffective against GSA, nerite snails are known to clear GSA and you can get a piece for ard 0.80 to $1

[blink_willie]

Yeah man,get some nerite snails.You won't regret it!

[denniswko]

any 1 know how to clear off the algae on the glass of the tank?
my DW also got green algae growing on it.
any 1 can advice?

nerite snails very effective clear off the algae on the glass..

[devilzvinz]

where can i get nerite snails ? how many do i need?

[psp1000]

nerite snails very effective clear off the algae on the glass..

Nerite Snails are for saltwater (marine tank)??

[wllm33]

nerite snails very effective clear off the algae on the glass..

will this snail or other snails eat the leaves of the plants in the tank also?
i know those small ones which tag with the plants i bought literally killed off some of my downoi.
thanks.

[blink_willie]

Nerite snails won't disturb your plants,let alone eat them.I have some in my planted tank,and all they do is eat algae on the tank walls.

Cheers!

[Shadow]

Nerite Snails are for saltwater (marine tank)??

nope, but the egg will not hatch in fresh water

[psp1000]

nope, but the egg will not hatch in fresh water

Oic...not hatching it ok, but how long will they last ? where to buy bro? price?

[Shadow]

no idea how much, saw it at C328. I hate snail

[psp1000]

haha, you hate snail but you intro us snail? why hate snail? any specified reason or anything that we need to take note of?

[wllm33]

c328 got a lot.
i bought 1 today, cost me a buck, very small, maybe half a cm size.
am trying to see if they really do their job well.

[psp1000]

c328 got a lot.
i bought 1 today, cost me a buck, very small, maybe half a cm size.
am trying to see if they really do their job well.

Please keep us update of the snail, let us know do they really do the job well....

[Shadow]

Check this out
http://www.aquascapingworld.com/foru...hed-snail.html

This snail ate green spot even BBA, I may have to review my hate toward snail

[beetroot]

thanks for the link! it's a vacuum cleaner!

[psp1000]

it look great, iam going to get few for my discus tank......is Petmart selling any of this or somewhere near to north east side? C328 is abit far for me...

[wllm33]

Please keep us update of the snail, let us know do they really do the job well....

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.