Will my Nerite Snail be Okay? When will I be able to put new fish in? [I Have a Fish Tank]
I have an empty 5.5 gallon planted fish tank with one nerite snail. Will the nerite snail be able to survive completely off the algae in the tank? I turn on the light every day would there being no fish in the tank affect the growth of the algae? Also how long should I wait for the ick in the water to go away cause every time I add new fish they die from the ick the old ones had before but maybe it's because I never wait long enough for the parasites to have no fish to feed off and die. Also, do you think I would need to change the filter cartridge cause I've already changed it twice since I was trying to cure them with ick medications that didn't work cause I thought the ick might stay in there but clearly it didn't matter so do you think it matters that this filter cartridge is the same one the fish with ick had and will be the same one the new one or ones have when I'm done waiting to get them? Also, I've already done one water change in the tank since all the fish died. Thank you for your time :-).