Fish_lover
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Is there a fish/invertabrate that eats algea and can be in a 3 gallon tank with a betta ?
A snail would be good
A snail would be good
Hmm, I love nerite snails, they can't breed in FW an are better algae eaters. I would also get a lid anyway because Betta's are jumpers
What type of snail ? I've heard that mystery snails leave their slime all over the place
Mystery snails don't leave any slime where they go. I've had seven and none of them had any slime problems. Also they are very fun to watch and wont eat any of your plants, they will "garden" them and eat the dead plant matter.
You could also have a colony of cherry shrimp people breed them and then sell them on the site.
You could also have a colony of cherry shrimp people breed them and then sell them on the site.
None of these are going to eat algea. I'd get 2-3 nerite snails. Unless your params are bad, they won't escape. I have no lid on my tank and when I got an ammonia spike, the nerites just went on the glass above the water line.