Snails on glass.

[Marconis]

Does anyone else find it extremely irritating? The snails in my aquarium are always on the front wall. I don't mind the two big ones that do it, but all of the tiny ones make it look like I have junk all over the front of my tank. I always have to scrape them off with my algae brush.

 

[Aron]

Buy a clown loach!

 

[fred]

Please don't buy a clown loach. They should be kept
In schools of 5 in a 125g tank! Just pull them of and toss them. Or do the lettuce trick over night and then toss them in the morning. Buying a fish to fix a problem is never a good solution!!

 

[Aron]

Its a good job I was joking, bit tongue in cheek! But seriously, you can get assassin snails can't you?

 

[toddnbecka]

Snails on the glass can be rather entertaining. Check out this weight-lifting ramshorn, had a chunk of coral caught on the shell:

 

[fred]

Its a good job I was joking, bit tongue in cheek! But seriously, you can get assassin snails can't you?

Haha well good thing . Yes an assassin snail is fine. Clown loaches are all cute and small when you first buy them, but grow very fast and have a big bio load. As well they don't like to be alone . They also need at least a 125g for swimming.

 

[Coursair]

Does anyone else find it extremely irritating? The snails in my aquarium are always on the front wall. I don't mind the two big ones that do it, but all of the tiny ones make it look like I have junk all over the front of my tank. I always have to scrape them off with my algae brush.

I wipe off my front glass. So my snails typically don't hang out in front. I have mostly MTS and a few Nerites. I tend to remove Pond/Bladder Snails. But a few are allowed.

If you want to thin them out, put in a piece of blanched romaine lettuce or zucchini. Weight down w zip tie or SS fork. Turn lights off for an hour, turn lights on, remove pile of snails.

 

[Fdsh5]

wow! That snail is like the little engine that could. Nothing was going to stop him.