01/16/2026
Today’s “Clear The Tank” special will be what is, in my opinion, the best snail you can have in your tank for algae control, black racer nerites! I would honestly take a few of these guys over a bristlenose pleco any day. If you’ve been in the store, you know that I stock a huge variety of snails. Nerites in general are always my go to for algae control, but the black racers seem to be the hardiest out of them all. Maybe you’ve had a different experience and it’s just something about the water here, but I usually get in about 150 of these guys at a time and I may lose 5 max per shipment including DOA. Plus, there’s not a speck of algae in any tank I keep these in. If you need an algae eating champion, I’m letting these guys go at 5/$15 or 10/$25!