Best [Snail] Cleaner for (Inside) Glass?

[scytale]

(Okay, I finally have to admit it--I've got the brown stuff...diatoms? and it seems to grow overnight sometimes, esp. on the glass...)

Who's the best snail on the (glass) cleanup crew?

Astrea? Turbo? Cerith? Nassarius? Bumblebee? Queen Conch?

 

[burning2nd]

a bunch of cerith's

 

[MarineTeng]

i just bought 3 nerite snails to test them out on my glass, they haven't left it since i put them in, i'd recommend them, i got them thx to SWC $1 a piece

 

[DonW]

Cerith are detritus eater but starve to death in a clean tank.
Bumblebees are a not safe.
Turbos get big and knock everthing over.
Astreas do fine but cant or wont flip them selves back over. I'd do 1 per gallon.

Don

 

[Meche]

are margaritas different than the ones you mentioned, or are they the same as astreas?

 

[MarineTeng]

didn't know that about astreas (the not flipping part), no wonder my hermits have eaten so many....

 

[DonW]

are margaritas different than the ones you mentioned, or are they the same as astreas?

Margatitas are temperate and usually mistaken for turbos. They are easily had in cooler water and sold all over ebay as turbos. They do not live long in a 80 degree reef.

Don

 

[scytale]

Sounds like Cerith's and Nerites are the favorites on glass...

i just bought 3 nerite snails to test them out on my glass, they haven't left it since i put them in, i'd recommend them, i got them thx to SWC $1 a piece

$1 a head!! (regular or sale price?)
If $1 is regular price, then I'm heading over to SWC as soon as my street thaws out!!!!

Thanks all!

 

[Cwazy Clown]

gosh, my nerites are frikkin useless. they dont do anything. how ever i do like my astreas becuause they eat all my hair algae. =)

 

[spongebob lover]

$1 a head!! (regular or sale price?)
If $1 is regular price, then I'm heading over to SWC as soon as my street thaws out!!!!

i wanna know too !!! is that a regular price or is it a sale thing?

 

[Cwazy Clown]

haha guys, swc has normal .99$nerites and nass. 1.5$ for astreas not a sale. normal prices.

 

[kc]

Or you can go to Blue Sierra, they always have $20 for 20 snails.

 

[MarineTeng]

ya like clown said, $1 was normal price,

 

[Cwazy Clown]

kc: thast only if you want 20 =P

 

[MarineTeng]

and certain cleaners are 10 for $20 the bigger ones though

 

[spongebob lover]

Blue sierra used to have some cute orange shell snails ... very cute ones but for 3 bucks ... hehe ain't happening for me .

 

[MarineTeng]

lol cute snails, i don't really worry about my snails being cute, i'm more of a functionally kinda guy when it comes to snails, but i mean people look at different things

 

[burning2nd]

i like my torchus snails when they wind up cause someones on there shell..

i once saw my hermit crab herb my largest one get tossed off the back of a small torchus snail.

 

[scytale]

Blue sierra used to have some cute orange shell snails ... very cute ones but for 3 bucks ... hehe ain't happening for me .

For 3$ they better be more than just cute! They better dance and sing and leave me messages on the glass! (ala "Charolette's Web)!! :lol:

 

[scytale]

gosh, my nerites are frikkin useless. they dont do anything. how ever i do like my astreas becuause they eat all my hair algae. =)

That's exactly the kind of info I'm looking for!!!

Sounds like no one has knocked the Ceriths yet,
so I'll probably get a mixed bag of many types but heavy on the Ceriths.

I might have to pass on Astreas though--they can't flip themselves over!!
How do they survive in Nature???
Wait for a wave come around to knock them back over?!?

(But now the wheels are set in motion, a plan begins to form....)
"Yes Dear, but I have to go buy a wave-maker for the tank now--the Astreas keep falling over but they can't get up...."
(Wouldn't that be one heck of an excuse for new equipment!):lol: