Mystery Snail Vs Nerite Snail Algae

Unlike Mystery Snails they dont especially like rotting food or decaying leaves. Anyone know if they can or if its even possible to remove that stuff from.

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We have a Mystery Snail two Tiger Nerite Snails one Zebra Nerite Snail and three Horned Nerite Snails.

Mystery snail vs nerite snail algae. In addition to their food discussed below one thing you need to provide them is a source of calcium. But I havent been able to find if they are able to remove this from plant leaves without damaging the leaf. Nerites are small so you can have about 2-3 in a 5gal but they will need some sort of algae I havent had any success with trying to feed my nerites algae.

Nerites have shorter feelers and sometimes Ive never seen them out so hard for fish to nibble. Hi all Ive been reading that nerite snails are one of the few snails that can tackle green spot algae. Before and after shown.

I was aware that there was a chance the bettas. They will also graze on algae build up on any surface such as rocks or sand. While snail watching a few weeks ago I noticed a new addition to the tank a barely visible baby snail with a dark shell similar to the nerite.

Joined Apr 2 2007 642 Posts. Once bitten the Mystery will become very wary of coming out again. Such as algae Some types of nerite snails will only eat algae the horned nerite would be one example.

But they still wont eat plants. Immediately all bettas showed signs of aggression they were all constantly nipping at my mystery snails antennas and knocking the Nerite snails off the glass. They are very optimistic scavengers by nature which means they will eat a wide range of food.

You wont have to up your water changes just once a week will be fine if you go with a mystery. Pomacea Canaliculata will eat live plants and quite voraciously. If anything this snails algae-eating exploits has made it a tank staple for many aquarists.

Mysterys have long feelers I call them. Some fish find these very delicious. Mystery Snail Nerite Snails in a Community Tank.

I personally like mysteries more especially if you dont have an algae problem or get a lot of it since nerites are picky eaters. If they have to eat algae only they will be very hungry. Others have a more varied menu.

Mystery snails will eat all the algae off surfaces. Hi everyone I have recently purchased a mystery snail and two nerite snails for my 64 liter tank with 5 female bettas. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 9 of 9 Posts.

Otocinclus I already have one oto but hes not doing a good job on getting rid of the diatoms in my tank and I think its because hes all alone and cant do it all himself so should I get a few more otos or trade in the oto I have and get either amano shrimp or nerite snails. For the most part Nerite Snails are herbivores. We have a mystery snail and a nerite snail.

Nerite snails will ideally be able to survive solely based on the undesirable things that collect in your tank. No matter whether you feed them algae or vegetables it is best to provide them with fresh food. They will eat decaying plant matter.

In the wild these snails will feed on dead and rotting plants. Oct 25 2020. And I am pretty sure our nerite snail mated with the blue mystery snails and now we have a few babies.

Nerite snails come highly recommended for beginners because of how easy it is to care for them. Yes being less than an inch long Nerite snails wont trouble anyone whose is space conscious. There have been other babies but all have been blue or clear looking like the mystery snails.

They prefer the green veggies. Nerite Zebra Snails to Control Algae. Also mysteries are a lot more fun and interesting then nerites I can spend all day watching mine lol.

If there are leftovers in the tank remove it. Today we see which snail is best at cleaning a tank with LOTS algae. As to Mystery snails Pomacea Diffusa eating live plants they dont.

I just want to share how effective they are in eliminating. I found that Mysterys are not as good at algae as Nerites. These two snails are very popular in the fis.

Unboxing and adding 240 snails to my 350 gallon tank to battle the brown alage. And you can keep them in a smaller tank. They are not as good as Nerites on algae though.

Hello EveryoneIn this video we compare mystery snails vs nerite snails and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each. I was cleaning out my planted tank and noticed my nerite snail doing its job in one of my Anubias. Which snail comes out on top.

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