Snails and Algae eating fish

[JKO]

Right now I have a 10 gallon with a wisper power filter on it. I have two blood fin tetras and three zebra dinos in it. I want to put a algea eating fish in, what would be a good kind? And I want to get one snail, will this be ok.

 

[FroggyFox]

Sure...I don't think danios or tetras bother snails. As for an algae eater...how about a little army of ghost shrimp...they'll eat anything

 

[JKO]

will I have to worry about the shrimp reproduceing out of control?

 

[FroggyFox]

I don't know of anyone who's had that problem. There are more people who can't seem to keep them alive. I bought 3 on a whim because they were such cool little critters...and then two of them died within a week for unknown reasons (probably because I am/was cycling the tank) but one of them is still alive and kickin! If you had a problem with overpopulation of the shrimp all you'd have to do is catch some and bring them back to the store, or put them in a tank with bigger fish...bigger fish will munch them down as snacks!

 

[JKO]

Thank you for your help. Next time I am at the fish store I`m going to get some