Apple snails, barbs and catfish (and plecs)

[Anareon]

I read on ebay that you can't keep apple snails with any of the above, ihaven't read this anywhere else. Just a rumour or more to it?

 

[Loach Lover]

Well I know that my Rosy Barbs will eat, or try to eat, any kind of snail that goes in my tank.

 

[penguinpimp1990]

barbs will screw with the snail.....catfish and plecos are not reccomended because they are also bottom feeders like the apple snail, but i suppose if you have a large enough tank you should be alright. also the pleco eats algae( so does the snail ) so only house the snail and pleco if you intend to add some algae wafers

 

[smithrc]

depends what pleco... our L134 developed a taste for baby apple snails... big ones are fine though.

also depends what barbs our cherry barbs are fine but our black rosy barbs loved snail antenni

 

[sammydee]

A plec would eat too much algae and use up all the snail's food, Guy. No point in getting another algae eater as well IMO.

Sam

 

[Jen]

I have had barbs and catfish in the same tank as my apple snail and haven't had any problems.

 

[LoachLover]

Seems like the pleco would get ticked off with the snail and just....well who knows

 

[smithrc]

the snails dont eat much algae anyway - very over rated for that purpose...

we had a 110l tank with well over 150 baby apple snails in it and the algae was still present...

no tank inhabitants should be expected to live entierly off algae - they will all need their own diet and a varied one at that.

 

[Anareon]

Hmm thanks, I just wondered if they would be aggressive I have a 35gal tank so It'd be ok if I got more although I'm not planning on doing so. ?And btw, i have 2 snails and I feed them lettuce however they are still great vs. algae.