Anyone had much luck with Apple Snails removing Algae?
I had some kind of virus/bacteria/chemical wipe out all the critters in my small planted tank (20g) a few weeks back (complete death in two days, even with anitibiotics/WC). So I decided to move a few (20) small Apple Snails from the big tank to this tank to make sure it's fish safe before I repopulate.
Looking at the glass tonight and damn it's clean. I also went to CO2 and auto dosing a few months ago, so that might be a factor. Plus the Lotus I'm growing for another tank has gone a bit wild. But I think the snails are definitely helping. Although I have a few bigguns in the large tank and the glass is NOT spotless, but they have helped clean up some plants. OH, I'm also not feeding the small tank, as there are no critters; so that might explain why they're feeding on Algae.
I had some kind of virus/bacteria/chemical wipe out all the critters in my small planted tank (20g) a few weeks back (complete death in two days, even with anitibiotics/WC). So I decided to move a few (20) small Apple Snails from the big tank to this tank to make sure it's fish safe before I repopulate.
Looking at the glass tonight and damn it's clean. I also went to CO2 and auto dosing a few months ago, so that might be a factor. Plus the Lotus I'm growing for another tank has gone a bit wild. But I think the snails are definitely helping. Although I have a few bigguns in the large tank and the glass is NOT spotless, but they have helped clean up some plants. OH, I'm also not feeding the small tank, as there are no critters; so that might explain why they're feeding on Algae.