Many people like to put small creatures in the grass tank, as an embellishment of landscaping, which is both ornamental and can help clean up algae, which can be described as complementary. But many small fish and shrimp are not easy to raise, often appear to die, and these creatures grow up to taste picky, no longer like to eat algae, just waiting for the owner to feed.
Here to recommend several snails, beautiful appearance, easy to raise, in addition to algae is not ambiguous, is the best match in the grass tank landscaping.
1. Zebra snail.
Strictly speaking, this is a soda snail, but it is very adaptable and easy to raise in a grass tank. The beautiful stripes are clear in depth, calling it a zebra snail is very image, and some people call it a watermelon snail according to its stripes, which shows its popularity.
The high hardness of the water quality of the fish tank is conducive to the growth of the snail shell, and the green algae brown algae on the wall of the tank is its favorite, and the footprints are everywhere, and you are also a bright water world. The reason why grass lovers love it is that it will not burst the tank, but it will lay eggs, and you must be mentally prepared to raise it.
2. Abalone snail.
Also known as hedge snail or conch, nicknamed the rubbing cylinder artifact, the ability to remove algae is great, is a grass tank friend. The high requirements for water quality require you to maintain a certain frequency of water change, and it likes weak alkaline hard water. There is no harm to aquatic weeds, nor does it breed in the fish tank, there is no need to worry about bursting the tank, the number of eggs is not much, and it can be raised with confidence.
Looking at its name, you know that it is very similar to abalone, which is considered to be an ornamental point for it, but its shell will thin over time in soft water, and eventually lead to its death.
3. Black Diamond Snail.
There is also a kind of abalone snail with similar appearance, called black diamond snail, also known as military hat snail. The ability of the military hat snail to remove algae is not said, but its spawning ability is too strong, grass friends must pay attention not to get confused with the abalone snail, otherwise you are prone to dense syndrome.
It is not impossible to raise black wolverines, it is best to raise small fish such as elves at the same time, and use snail eggs as food for fish. If you feel that there are too many snail eggs, you can also appropriately reduce the number of snails, and it is better not to put them in the early stage of opening the cylinder.
4. Mysterious snail.
The mysterious snail has low requirements for water quality, strong adaptability, rich color in appearance, and is very ornamental. What is more characteristic is that its snail flesh is also colorful, when it stretches its body in the water, it adds a lot of color to the entire landscape, which can be said to be the face value of the grass tank.
When brown algae and black hairy algae appear in the fish tank, the mysterious snail will show its skills and quickly remove the algae. The only thing they have to worry about is the problem of popping snails, but fortunately, they like to lay eggs near the surface of the water, and if you want to control its number, you can clear it at any time.
If you're too lazy to do it, you might as well raise a few chocolate dolls, this little guy is a natural enemy of snails, specializing in snails. If you have raised snails such as apple snails and Fushou snails that are easy to burst in order to remove algae, or brought in cyst snails when buying aquatic weeds, please chocolate to help, to ensure that it is appropriate.
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