Snails or Otos?

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mPhish

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I have a 10 gallon tank with eight male guppies. I was wondering if I had room for either an oto catfish or a mystery (apple) snail. I would prefer an oto, but a snail would be fine. I'm still not sure I'm getting either, just thinking about it. :)
 
Otos are best in groups and you're pretty stocked as it is. I'd do a nerite snail.
 
What he said. Otos are much, much, much, much, much more efficient cleaners than snails. But you're a little bit heavily stocked and it's not good to just put in one Oto. They're pretty delicate, no sense is stressing them out.

Mystery/Apple snails are dirty too and don't clean up much, Nerite is a better choice for your tank.
 
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