[wtd] Pyramid Snails - wanted

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Hi All

Any nassarius snails available . I have been asking at several LFS's but no stock in recent weeks. If anybody has spotted a some of the clean up crew members please share.

Much Appreciated
Andre
 
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I am looking for the snails responsible for keeping the substrate clean. They tend to live in the sand and only have a small percent of the shell sticking out. The others common one's in the cleaning crew are the algae eating guys who tend to live on the glass - them I do have
 
I am looking for the snails responsible for keeping the substrate clean. They tend to live in the sand and only have a small percent of the shell sticking out. The others common one's in the cleaning crew are the algae eating guys who tend to live on the glass - them I do have


I think you're looking for nassarius snails.

Pyramid snails are pests and chow clams.
 
Taahirs, you could be correct, I was told to get nassarius snails to eat the hair algae and Pyramid snails to keep the gravel clean. I manage to get what I believed was nassarius snails who are keeping the glass green hair algae free but it could be that I have the wrong snails name.

Any advice on gravel cleaning snails - Thanks
 
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