Algea eating snails?

[yvez9]

What kind of snail, or any invert for that matter, could I get that will eat algea and not my plants?

I had an apple snail that kept eating my plants even though i fed him pellets

I put him in with a betta that has no plants and no algea, i just feed him algea pellets now.

Is there anything else I could use that would clean my glass? my 2 catfish are kinda lazy

 

[smithrc]

you want Apple snails... BUT you want the Bridgesii...

We have them and our plants are still untouched.
(even with nearly 100 little babies roaming the tank!)

 

[FrAnK3333]

i got these snails with my plant form petsmart that were in my 5 gal but i killed them all i had about 100 of them and they ate algue

 

[freddyk]

my 2 catfish are kinda lazy

Most catfish are predetors or scavengers, so this is very unsurprising.

My trumpet snails don't eat the plants and eat algae, but they - and other snails in my experience, do a very limited job anyway, it takes a large population to really make a difference. Some shrimp will also munch on algae. Nothing works as well as a good algae eating fish though, like Otos.

 

[yvez9]

I had otos last week, bought 3. two days later they all died... I might try them again

i guess they just didn't adapt as my water specs are good. I'll try acclimating them better

I might try an siamese algea eater

I'll read up on them to see if it could work

 

[Synirr]

I might try an siamese algea eater

I'll read up on them to see if it could work

I wouldn't recommend them, as they only eat algae when young, grow quite large, and can become pretty aggressive as adults.

Edit: A Japanese trapdoor snail would be an excellent option, if you can find one. Here's a page with a lot of helpful snail information