Nerite Snails

[julsifer]

hi there just a quick question for everyone...

will my zebra nerite snail be able to get off the algae on my sand?

cheers

 

[fluffycabbage]

hi there just a quick question for everyone...

will my zebra nerite snail be able to get off the algae on my sand?

cheers

Yes I have 4 at the moment, and sand isnt a problem for them at all

ETA - oh you mean you have algae ON your sand?? Do you have algae on the glass/plants too? Is the water clear or tinged green? Or cloudy?

 

[julsifer]

Yes I have 4 at the moment, and sand isnt a problem for them at all

ETA - oh you mean you have algae ON your sand?? Do you have algae on the glass/plants too? Is the water clear or tinged green? Or cloudy?

the water is always clear but i have green algae on glass and plants too. I end up cleaning it off every week

 

[fluffycabbage]

ok well something else is going on then.
do have live or artificial plants? how many fish in what size tank? filtration? temp? lights - wattage and how long theyre on for?

 

[julsifer]

ok well something else is going on then.
do have live or artificial plants? how many fish in what size tank? filtration? temp? lights - wattage and how long theyre on for?

i have live plants with Nutrafin CO2 ladder changed once a week (does sometimes get clogged with white stuff and as a result bubbles go straight to the surface rather then diffuse through ladder)

neon tetra approx 10
black neon tetra 6/7
WCMM 6
red cherry shrimp 15< (really not sure)

Tank is L36" x W12" x H15"

Lights are usually turned on around 9AM and turned off around 7PM
1x25W Tropical T8 bulb
1x15W goldfish T8 Bulb (i know this is not right )

Internal filter aqua flow 400

Temp 22°

er..think thats it, oh i also dose with seachem nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus twice a week, and also API leaf zone once a week. But have only started doing this recently

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I have (or had) green spot algae in my tank; I couldn't get rid of it and it started taking over. I purchased a nerite; after reading that they are brilliant for eating it; everyone had comments saying after 24 hours the tank was clean; well my nerite hadn't even looked like he had started on the algae....so 24 hours later...the entire front of the tank was clean (I am impressed). So much so I bought him a friend (the tank gets weird algae which they chomp through) and I got another one for a different tank as well

 

[fluffycabbage]

thats a long photoperiod, and im sure that wont be helping things. if i was you, i'd get some nerites, have a blackout for 3 days, and see how things look after that. ive not had a scrap of algae since getting my nerites
other people may offer different advice (im not up on the whole co2 thing, so cant give an opinion on that )

 

[julsifer]

do you guys think one nerite is fine for my sized tank?

 

[fluffycabbage]

do you guys think one nerite is fine for my sized tank?

if you have a big algae problem then i would suggest getting more than one! or you can buy one, and see how it goes....i'd go for 3 or 4 in that size tank. i guess different people will have different opinions though

 

[julsifer]

if you have a big algae problem then i would suggest getting more than one! or you can buy one, and see how it goes....i'd go for 3 or 4 in that size tank. i guess different people will have different opinions though

cheers i will turn the lights off and see how it goes, snail arrives tomorrow, oh also do you acclimate snails the same as you do fish? i use he drip method with fish

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

The same as fish.

 

[saltynay]

You are all forgetting the key question what fish do you have... Zebra's aren't compatible with all types

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

You are all forgetting the key question what fish do you have... Zebra's aren't compatible with all types

Really? How come?

 

[julsifer]

i did put a list of what fish i have in the tank for fluffycabbage, but yeah i haven't heard this either, so do go on.