Snails?

[Gurglar]

I want to get a snail to keep the algae down in my 5 gallon and was just wondering if one would be ok with my dwarf gourami?

Also what should I feed the snail?

 

[erk628]

Not all snails but alot lot only need one to reproduce. There just like earthworms they are both female and male, so you may start off with one but end up with many. If you watch what kind of snail you get though it should be fine!

 

[shaz3271]

if you get an apple snail it would be fine

these eat algea left over fish food, and many vegies

 

[three-fingers]

Though some types of apple snails eat plants, make sure you know what your getting. Also do you know your pH? Because if your water is acidic it will corrode your snails shell .

 

[crazie.eddie]

What kind of algae do you have? Snails do not eat all types of algae.

 

[puddle_inc]

unless it's a mutent snails that eats pies, it should be fine living off of letuce, and the algae. they also like cucomber, watermelon and pretty mcuh all vegies.

what type of snail are you getting? if your getting just one i suggest an apple snail.

 

[severum boy]

Id suggest a nerite snail, in my experiance they are better at eating algae than apple snails, my Columbians totally ignore it.

 

[crazie.eddie]

Ok. Since nobody believes me about snails not eating all types of algae, here are some links regarding algae...

http/www.aquariumalgae.blogspot.com/

http/www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm


Try to figure out what type of algae you have from the above links.

 

[severum boy]

Ive no idea what sort of algae it is even from the exalent sites, kind of like slightly hairy green spot that covers areas of the tank, not in spots like green spot. From what others have told me, nerites also eat beared algae.

 

[RESGuy]

unless it's a mutent snails that eats pies, it should be fine living off of letuce, and the algae.