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Permalink Reply by Brian Treadaway on July 26, 2013 at 11:01am

I've got a rubbernose pleco and he does pretty good work. Doesn't come out much, but I can see he is working. Also have Tiger Nerite snail. He does a great job on all kinds of algae, but he's a little slow. You could get 5-10 and they would do a good job. Plus they won't reproduce in fresh water.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Jango on July 26, 2013 at 4:12pm

Floating plants like Duckweed. Put them in the water and watch the algae disappear. After that all you have to do is get rid of the Duckweed!

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Permalink Reply by Jack on July 26, 2013 at 7:22pm

Ya I might order some duckweed

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Permalink Reply by Jack on July 26, 2013 at 7:22pm

Ya I'm going to try to get my hands on a couple of be trite snails how long do they live?

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Permalink Reply by Alex on July 29, 2013 at 10:00am

Green Nerite Snails (Pond Snails).

--Alex

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Permalink Reply by Jack on July 30, 2013 at 1:23pm

How long do they live would i need to keep on stocking them every year?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Treadaway on July 30, 2013 at 2:43pm

Yeah that's what I've found online. They live about a year or so. And since you have no way to tell how old they are when you buy them, it's just a crap shoot. Also I have found online that they are good escape artists, although mine has stayed in the tank. Here's a link as a testament to how well they eat algae 

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Snails,%20Tiger%20Nerite.htm

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