Which mini snail for artemia tank?

Queen Lauren

New member
Hi, I've recently become obsessed with sea monkeys...and aqua dragons. I have 3x approx 400ml tanks, each about the size and volume of a coke can. I'm feeding them the brand name food which is a variety of prepared packets, one is probably dehydrated red algae and I think the other two are probably spirulina , though I'm not sure, I haven't looked that up yet. I've noticed there's a decent amount of this leftover food forming a sediment on the bottom of the tanks. The sea monkeys and aqua dragons salinity (according to Google AI) is between 2 - 3% which approximates sea water, I think. So I thought a very miniature marine snail might be a great addition to each tank to eat the algae-ish sediment and also be fun to watch and also it would kind of be a tiny ecosystem! I would give supplementary food of algae wafers for the snails. I also plan to add phytoplankton for the artemia to eat and maybe the snail would get something out of this too? Also, would any recommended snails require special lighting? I don't want to add that to my set up right now. Any recommendations and advise would be greatly appreciated. Over and out.
 

Attachments

  • 20260125_011545.jpg
    20260125_011545.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 1
  • 20260125_011602.jpg
    20260125_011602.jpg
    1.5 MB · Views: 1
Not knowing specifically what the food is made of makes it difficult to recommend a snail. Most marine snails eat live algae so with the exception of Nassarius species who scavenge mostly on dead animals.
 
Back
Top