red-slime-eating snails?

[Tom619]

says on the reeftopia website that Cerith Snails eat red slime algae. can someone confirm that? and how effective?
if that is true, i would like to get some. I dont have a lot of slime, but it slowly creeps up every now and then.

link
"Cerith Snail, ...These consume algae including film algae and the red slime algae that forms on the base of the glass of aquariums. These are the hardiest of all of the items that we offer."

prices
$15.00 Per 12 ($1.25 each)
or
Lot #211: Snail, Cerith {Best Variety} (100 @ .75 Each) $75


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[s2k]

not sure if snails really get red slime algae or cyano.

 

[s2k]

at least the ones I have doesnt when I had a little cyano before.

 

[yellowslayer13]

I have never had a snail eat cyno

 

[Tom619]

thanks everyone. had a couple ppl answer the question on sdr w/ positive confirmation. just wanted to share:


- I can confirm they do eat cyano, but it takes quite a few of them to really make a difference, because cyano really can grow fast, the scarlet hermits also eat cyano too.

- Red legged mexican hermits consume cyano as well



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[tripinpn01]

My turbos took care of mine when i had a problem in my old 40 gal

 

[yellowslayer13]

ok I never thought they would

 

[tripinpn01]

im not sure if there are a variety of turbos available but i know the mexican turbos are a sure thing for cyano. when i had my 40, the whole sandbed would be a carpet of cyano because my ignorant self had a bioload problem from having a hippo tang, a yellow tang, a mandarin, and a flame angel. the turbos would just mow down the cyano day in and day out.

 

[xpirtdesign]

i had 4 mexican turbo snails in my 60 gallon, wiped out the red algae and cyano in no time. one of my snails were half the size of my fist too. they dont call these "turbo" for nothing

 

[Aquafrags]

turbos are good stuff, like a lawnmower

 

[socaltropicalfish]

5 fingers ( sometime 10 ), lot of skimming and water movement take care of the red algea for me.