Is snails efficient in cleaning all kinds of algae ?

[angmoh]

Algae such as green/brown/red/hair algae ..

please comment.

[KaLiB]

It depends on the snail specie but quite alot of species(like astrea snail, turbo snail) should consume filamentous algae(like green microalgae etc.). The only snail that i remember would consume hair algae is the turbo snail.

I have some nassarious snails in my tank but they don't seem active in consuming any type of algae.

[cci[RR]us]

Turbo and astreas are great removers of algae. Nassarius is a scavenger instead of an algae eater.

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/m-inverts/Nassarius-Snail-Group-of-5.html

[angmoh]

but i'm not sure whether my snails are turbo or funnel ler.. they look almost alike ..

in the market available , most are turbo rite ? cone-shape one.

[mansiz]

Yes it's very hard to differentiate between turbo and funnel, but i think both of them does the same job.

[sherman]

us']Turbo and astreas are great removers of algae. Nassarius is a scavenger instead of an algae eater.

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/m-inverts/Nassarius-Snail-Group-of-5.html
Have pics of the 3 types of snails for identification?

Regards

[KaLiB]

Pics of them can be found here (http://liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=526)

[sherman]

Thank You Bro Kalib.
So far only see astreas.Where have sell Turbo ?

Regards

[cci[RR]us]

Have pics of the 3 types of snails for identification?

Regards
This site is good:

http://www.fishtanksandponds.net/live-stock/marine-inverts/marinesnails.htm

There're pictures and writeups.

Astreas are common? I only know 1 place that sells them, at each around $3.00. I thought that the Banded Trochus Snail (Trochus sp.) are the most common ones around? Irwana has tonnes of them, each $1.00, and the aunty actually calls them "turbo snails".

[DaY1]

us']This site is good:

http://www.fishtanksandponds.net/live-stock/marine-inverts/marinesnails.htm

There're pictures and writeups.

Astreas are common? I only know 1 place that sells them, at each around $3.00. I thought that the Banded Trochus Snail (Trochus sp.) are the most common ones around? Irwana has tonnes of them, each $1.00, and the aunty actually calls them "turbo snails".

Yap..most ppl in lfs call trochus snail as turbo snail.. Can check my gallery for more clearer picture on the snail
Snail Picture (http://www.arofanatics.com/members/folders.php?folder=snailsforsale)

[sherman]

Bro,
No more pic????

Regards