I put a new plant in the betta bowl and now I have snales. Seems the betta likes them and seems they are keeping the bowl clean. Any idea if this is ok?
I would stay away from them. A bowl is far too small for one betta, let alone a betta and a snail. Not to mention the snail will run out of algae quite fast in such a small container and starve to death. You should check this caresheet out: http://www.fishforum.com/betta-fish-care/must-read-general-betta-care-faq-20058/. I have two snails in a 5 gallon tank with my betta and they get on great, not to mention they are great at eating algae off those hard-to-clean places, like plants and decorations!
i dont think she PUT the snail in there,nor mentioned she wanted to keep the snail(s), it hijacked onto the plant, which is why i said hed have a snack. ive seen bettas eat baby snails.
would a snail be comfy in my three gallon with the molly and Lulu? because the molly brought the algae- i didn't have any before my friend dropped him off
I don't know about a mystery snail, but a Zebra (nerite) snail would make a nice addition... they are pretty, great algae eaters, have a low bioload (for a snail) and will only breed in brackish (if you want to have 2).
i try to never use the store bought chemicals and remedies whenever possible, especially in a small tank. if i were you id just clean it off instead of using tabs
i found that Flourish Excel helps with algae if you have plants. I had some algae issues arising recently and started using my Flourish Excel to help the plants grow, and now the algae has stopped showing up. It kills two birds with one stone. However, some plants don't do well with Excel, so you have to research it before using it.
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