Mystery Snail Vs Nerite Snail Algae

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. Hi all Ive been reading that nerite snails are one of the few snails that can tackle green spot algae.

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I just want to share how effective they are in eliminating.

Mystery snail vs nerite snail algae. Joined Apr 2 2007 642 Posts. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 9 of 9 Posts. Mystery snails will eat all the algae off surfaces.

Some fish find these very delicious. If there are leftovers in the tank remove it. Unlike Mystery Snails they dont especially like rotting food or decaying leaves.

They are very optimistic scavengers by nature which means they will eat a wide range of food. Such as algae Some types of nerite snails will only eat algae the horned nerite would be one example. Today we see which snail is best at cleaning a tank with LOTS algae.

Unboxing and adding 240 snails to my 350 gallon tank to battle the brown alage. I found that Mysterys are not as good at algae as Nerites. I personally like mysteries more especially if you dont have an algae problem or get a lot of it since nerites are picky eaters.

Hello EveryoneIn this video we compare mystery snails vs nerite snails and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each. And you can keep them in a smaller tank. If they have to eat algae only they will be very hungry.

For the most part Nerite Snails are herbivores. They prefer the green veggies. Hi everyone I have recently purchased a mystery snail and two nerite snails for my 64 liter tank with 5 female bettas.

I was cleaning out my planted tank and noticed my nerite snail doing its job in one of my Anubias. Nerites have shorter feelers and sometimes Ive never seen them out so hard for fish to nibble. And I am pretty sure our nerite snail mated with the blue mystery snails and now we have a few babies.

I was aware that there was a chance the bettas. Others have a more varied menu. Which snail comes out on top.

But they still wont eat plants. In the wild these snails will feed on dead and rotting plants. Also mysteries are a lot more fun and interesting then nerites I can spend all day watching mine lol.

Nerite Zebra Snails to Control Algae. As to Mystery snails Pomacea Diffusa eating live plants they dont. Once bitten the Mystery will become very wary of coming out again.

We have a mystery snail and a nerite snail. Mystery Snail Nerite Snails in a Community Tank. Yes being less than an inch long Nerite snails wont trouble anyone whose is space conscious.

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. Mysterys have long feelers I call them. 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.

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. They are not as good as Nerites on algae though. No matter whether you feed them algae or vegetables it is best to provide them with fresh food.

Before and after shown. Oct 25 2020. Pomacea Canaliculata will eat live plants and quite voraciously.

Nerite snails come highly recommended for beginners because of how easy it is to care for them. Anyone know if they can or if its even possible to remove that stuff from. They will also graze on algae build up on any surface such as rocks or sand.

You wont have to up your water changes just once a week will be fine if you go with a mystery. In addition to their food discussed below one thing you need to provide them is a source of calcium. These two snails are very popular in the fis.

Nerite snails will ideally be able to survive solely based on the undesirable things that collect in your tank. There have been other babies but all have been blue or clear looking like the mystery snails. We have a Mystery Snail two Tiger Nerite Snails one Zebra Nerite Snail and three Horned Nerite Snails.

But I havent been able to find if they are able to remove this from plant leaves without damaging the leaf. They will eat decaying plant matter. If anything this snails algae-eating exploits has made it a tank staple for many aquarists.

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