Cyclops Culture

[Geordiehc]

Hey guys, i now have 2 fairly nice Cyclop cultures but there tank is getting rather full of algae, i went to my LFS today (P@H) and they said snails wouldnt last very long and that they couldnt sell me fish because i didnt have a filter...

Firstly i wouldnt put a fish in there even with a filter because the algae is quite bad and i dont think i can or should use a filter with my cyclops as they will proberbly get hoovered up and also getting 2 new filters for jsut culturing seems like a bit of a waste ot me as well.

Has anyone got any opinions on what i should use to balance my setup so that i will have something to clear up the left overs, thanks

The tank setups are:

10 Litre tank + air flow next to a window so that the algae can grow for the cyclops

6 Litre tank + air flow on top of the 10 litre tank again on the window sill.

 

[thereverendturtle]

A few common pond snails, normally pest on plants in each tank should be fine. If they breed you can pick them out and feed them to your fish.

 

[Geordiehc]

A few common pond snails, normally pest on plants in each tank should be fine. If they breed you can pick them out and feed them to your fish.

Is there anything nicer? i was considering apple snails or assasin snails or similar