Alage Eaters
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That's weird.
My nerites really wiped off the BBA on the rocks and woods. Maybe I just got ones with weird taste?
My nerites really wiped off the BBA on the rocks and woods. Maybe I just got ones with weird taste?
I have cut most of the leaves that had BBA and my lights are on for 8hrs......but is continues to come back...So the snails wont eat this stuff..I have heard several people say that they will....
SAEs eat BBA but when they are pampered with anything else, they tend to ignore the BBA. If fasted for a few days, they switch to BBA. Mine wiped off all the BBA while I was on vacation last December. That being said, the fact people blame SAEs for failing to do their job, it is not the SAEs' fault. They just prefer more delectable foods compared to the yucky BBA unless their options are not available temporarily.
I've never known nerites to like anything else but algae. I tried other means until last month was the only time I discovered 3 nerites eating cucumber slice. According to some snail keepers, they like pea-flavored snail jello but I haven't tried it yet, at least not the flavor.
Mine seem to like zucchini slices. I haven't tried shelled peas yet, although I've heard they like those as well.
Though nerites are definitely the way to go for slime, spot, or surface covering algaes, they tend to completely ignore any and all of the hair type algaes in my experience. They have a great reputation for being amazing algae eaters, so they may just be winning cuz of people parroting info. It is the rare nerite or the hungry SAE that will eat bba, your choice.
