Okay well my snail has some algea on
his/her shell and i've heard that some
people attend to clean this off
Is this possible will it stress out the snail
if it is possible how should i do it?

My snails (some more than others) have algea on their shells. I do not clean it off. I probably would if it was REALLY bad, but it is not, so I don't. B)

i think ill leave him like that until he gets alot more

I got my 3 apple snails from a fish farm, and they were covered in thick algae from being outside in the ponds. I took a soft toothbrush, my usual cleaning tool , and scraped whatever got off easy away, the rest I left alone. Looks so much better now, not perfect, but better...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it".

i tried the toothbrush thing too a while back and it didn't work. i probably wasn't pushing hard enough in fear of breaking his shell.

Thanks every one for
your experience.Im only planing to do it when his shell is
all green.
He has sutch a lovely golden color i want him
to show his pretty colors

I have a huge black mystery snail. He was covered in green when I got him. My little ivory snail has climbed on his back and cleaned him up! He actually is black and brown striped. It is cute though...no matter where the big one is ..the little one will find him and climb abord! He has to lug that thing everywhere he goes!!

Ha! that sounds so cute now i feel like getting
another snail maby black this time?