GSA eating snails??

DoubleT · 11-20-2012, 03:48 PM

Is there any snail that will eat green spot algae? Yes I know it is a sign of low PO4 and that I can just scrape it off with a razor blade, but it is in one of my shrimp tanks and I will not dose ferts in that tank.

fishwater · 11-20-2012, 03:54 PM

Nerite snails will eat GSA off of the glass as well as off of some slower growing plant leaves like anubias...well at least my nerites did.

DoubleT · 11-20-2012, 04:06 PM

which nerites? horned? olive?

fishwater · 11-20-2012, 06:39 PM

I have olive and zebra and have seen them both working on the GSA I had on my Anubia.

DoubleT · 11-21-2012, 12:14 AM

ok thanks I will try and find some.

11-20-2012, 03:48 PM	#1
DoubleT Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TEXAS Posts: 202	GSA eating snails?? Is there any snail that will eat green spot algae? Yes I know it is a sign of low PO4 and that I can just scrape it off with a razor blade, but it is in one of my shrimp tanks and I will not dose ferts in that tank. __________________ -Tracy 8g Evolve: SuperTiger Shrimp Tank 10g PFR/Malawa Shrimp Tank ̶2̶0̶g̶ ̶C̶R̶S̶/̶C̶B̶S̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶k̶

11-20-2012, 04:06 PM	#3
DoubleT Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TEXAS Posts: 202	which nerites? horned? olive? __________________ -Tracy 8g Evolve: SuperTiger Shrimp Tank 10g PFR/Malawa Shrimp Tank ̶2̶0̶g̶ ̶C̶R̶S̶/̶C̶B̶S̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶k̶

11-21-2012, 12:14 AM	#5
DoubleT Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TEXAS Posts: 202	ok thanks I will try and find some. __________________ -Tracy 8g Evolve: SuperTiger Shrimp Tank 10g PFR/Malawa Shrimp Tank ̶2̶0̶g̶ ̶C̶R̶S̶/̶C̶B̶S̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶k̶

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11-20-2012, 03:54 PM	#2
fishwater Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 70	Nerite snails will eat GSA off of the glass as well as off of some slower growing plant leaves like anubias...well at least my nerites did.

11-20-2012, 06:39 PM	#4
fishwater Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 70	I have olive and zebra and have seen them both working on the GSA I had on my Anubia.