annalyn Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) i am a beginner fish keeper, what algae eater would be recommended for my capability and with my tank having guppies Edited March 9 by annalyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/9/2024 at 5:26 PM, annalyn said: i am a beginner fish keeper, what algae eater would be recommended for my capability and with my tank having guppies Hello, i have a Q before suggesting algae eaters, what tank size is this exactly @annalyn? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annalyn Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 the tank is 10 gallons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Here is some options @annalyn, nerite snails, 1-2 is fine, a group of Amano shrimp or cherry shrimp. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annalyn Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 can i get any of these at my local petco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) Yes you can get all these I mentioned here at petco + even more kinds of shrimp + snails @annalyn Edited March 9 by Whitecloud09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whitecloud09 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 No problem 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guupy42 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Nerite snails are good for beginners, and they can live happily in Nano tanks. You won't have to worry about eggs, as the eggs can only hatch in Brackish water, and they cannot reproduce asexually. They are very active, and are very effective in algae control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/9/2024 at 5:46 PM, Guupy42 said: Nerite snails are good for beginners, and they can live happily in Nano tanks. You won't have to worry about eggs, as the eggs can only hatch in Brackish water, and they cannot reproduce asexually. They are very active, and are very effective in algae control. Yes I forgot to mention that both are great beginner fish and water paremeters are uselly not an issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony s Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 The disadvantages of nerite snails, they still lay eggs. The eggs look like white dots and can be laid all over the place. They won’t hatch but some people don’t like the look. I don’t mind it personally. I like mystery snails. They do lay egg clusters, but those are easily controlled. If they get wet they don’t hatch. So if you keep the tank filled, there’s no problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 @annalyn Do you actually have algae in this tank? I’m a firm believer that the solution should be based on the problem. Tell us more about the problem… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) On 3/9/2024 at 8:40 PM, TOtrees said: @annalyn Do you actually have algae in this tank? I’m a firm believer that the solution should be based on the problem. Tell us more about the problem… Same question here, you don’t need one if you don’t have any algae. On 3/9/2024 at 7:56 PM, Tony s said: The disadvantages of nerite snails, they still lay eggs. The eggs look like white dots and can be laid all over the place. They won’t hatch but some people don’t like the look. I don’t mind it personally. I like mystery snails. They do lay egg clusters, but those are easily controlled. If they get wet they don’t hatch. So if you keep the tank filled, there’s no problems. I probably would not like the look but if they are the best algae eating fish then I would probably get them if I had algae. Edited March 10 by Whitecloud09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 If you do have algae, it’s important to know what kind. Snails work best on surface algae. They won’t do anything to hair algae. Shrimp are great on hair algae but not so good for algae on the glass. and of course if you just want either snails or shrimp you could do that too. Both are great pets for a 10g. You could even do a small group of otocinclus catfish. Those will need some fresh veggies as well. They clean surface algae too well, and you’ll probably run out. another thing I like about snails, they eat anything organic. So food that gets past your fish doesn’t stay around. Or, sometimes you lose a tiny fish, they’ll clean that up to some extent as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 IMO, the best algae eater is live plants. That's what I would recommend. Tell us a little about your tank - how long has it been set up, pics, anything else besides guppies? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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