Daniel C

I wonder if we're talking about "pest" ramshorn snails or the Columbian Giant ramshorn? My little "pest" snails are awesome algae eaters but they never harm healthy leaves. In the past I briefly had a couple of the giant ones and they ate my plants like lawnmowers. I read that they aren't really ramshorn snails but are actually part of the apple snail family.

I have no experience with these but I believe this is it..... https://aquadiction.world/species-spotlight/indian-glass-fish/

I really wanted some Nerite snails but I read stories of how hard their eggs are to clean off driftwood and plants so I got some ramshorn snails instead. Now if only I can keep their population in check..... But the Nerites are beautiful.

Black poster board is good, it's very cheap and easy to replace if need be. An upgrade from that is black foam craft board. Maybe 1/8" thick. That's what I'm using. It's not even attached to the tank, just standing behind it. The HOB filter holds it in place.

I have hard well water so I use distilled water to top off for evaporation. I don't want the minerals and such in the water to keep becoming more and more concentrated.

I was going to +1 on the red melon sword but I had one once and as I recall it got pretty big and you have a 10 gallon like me. Pretty plant, though.

A couple of days ago I almost bought some "pest" ramshorn snails on eBay but I went to PetSmart and the helpful young man working there picked out a few and gave them to me for free. There were some MTS in there, too. Just a thought. Oh, and the free snails are already hard at work cleaning my plants. 🙂

I had some green hair algae but my Amano shrimp gobbled it up.....

Thank you

Thanks. It's a start.....

Hello, everyone. I'm back in the hobby after an 8 year absence. Thanks to Cory and the Co-Op team for all the videos and information and this forum. I see that a lot of things have changed. For instance, I now have a programmable Bluetooth LED Aquasky light that I think I am really going to like, instead of the old florescent tubes. I've always liked neon tetras so I started with a 10 gallon species tank. Well almost. There are two Amano shrimp in there and a few plants to get my hands wet again. I'm looking forward to hanging out here.