What snails would be suitable for my coldwater fish tank?
I have a well established tank - with two adult coldwater fish, and two baby coldwater fish.
It has a working filter, air pump, and everything in the tank is natural - plants, real-rock ornaments etc.
I was wondering, since I have some dead plant matter and sometimes a build up of algae, is there any snails to 'eat' the dead plant matter and algae?
The sort of snail(s) that I am after, are ones that come out during the day so people can see them. They also need to eat algae off the tank glass and rocks, also to digest the dead plant matter - I am not highly concerned about the plant matter because the fish eventually eat it.
Anyway, what snails will be suitable for my coldwater fish tank to clean up, like a little clean-up crew.
Oh, and another thing, can you give me some advantages and disadvantages of the snails you think would be suitable and what they require.
Thank-you.
I know a " perfect clean up crew for your tank "
Clean up crew (For larger tanks)
2 Algae Eaters
2 Gold Algae Eaters
6 Amano Shrimp 2 Cherry Shrimp
2 Zebra Snails
1 Red Claw Crab
1 Bronze Cory
1 Peppered Cory
Clean up crew (For smaller tanks)
3 Albino corydoras
4 Amano Shrimp + 4 Cherry Shrimp
2 Zebra Snails
1 Fresh water Mussel
Try mystery or apple snails. They are essentially the same, but apple snails get to the size of a baseball. Mysteries- to the size of a golf ball.
The problem with any aquatic snail is that they not only eat the dead plant matter but also the live! You will be surprised how quick they can strip plants down!
Also for many aquatic snails to be active the water needs to be warmer, they aren’t quite so lively in cold water
I would have mystery, apple, ramshorn, or nerite snails.
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