Best algae eating fish

[gcarroll]

I tried a seahare. It started out great but it eventually died before finishing the job. The best thing I have found is Turbo snails. Nothing I have found does a better job. the problem is that they are not hardy in warm tanks.

 

[®eefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8163761#post8163761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gcarroll
the problem is that they are not hardy in warm tanks.

That is exactly my problem with turbos...they never seem to last more than a few months. At $2/ea I could purchase $40 worth a year because they are basically disposable. And at that point the bio load issue becomes null and void since your tank will have to deal with dead turbo flesh.

 

[Foogoo]

I never had success with turbo or astrea snails. They would either have trouble staying alive in a tropical tank or the ones that did live ate no algae.