Snail Eater Recommendation For You

[rocknurworld2006]

Hi im recommending botia striata if u have a snail problem i your tank

they have cleaned my tanks of any snails pretty quickly. not one left in sight

the botia doesnt grow huge, peacefull also. so is perfect for community tanks.

and is a really nice looking fish as well!


so excellent all round

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

They do work my tank is now left with empty snail shells

 

[Davo86]

They do work my tank is now left with empty snail shells

anyone of the botia species will eradicate snails, I have kept Striata, lohachata and kubotai which have all been good community species

 

[doresy]

Yes I agree.

I took one of these from someone here that went entirely over to marine and after about a week I realized my earlier snail problems had gone, lock-stock and shells Reckon they must go for the eggs too

Damn handsome fish too and I would dearly love to have another but no LFS around me stocks 'em

 

[james morrisontoxic2]

any one got a pic of one of these fish thanks

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Yes I agree.

I took one of these from someone here that went entirely over to marine and after about a week I realized my earlier snail problems had gone, lock-stock and shells Reckon they must go for the eggs too

Damn handsome fish too and I would dearly love to have another but no LFS around me stocks 'em

yes definately nice looking fish. i got mine from tri mar for £2.75 good size as well


james here is a pic

http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photo...g/image_preview

 

[joshrm115]

A clown loach will do the trick

A clown loach will do the trick

 

[rocknurworld2006]

A clown loach will do the trick

A clown loach will do the trick

there not as good as made out to be.

and not many people who can look after clown loachs properly

 

[loachman]

A clown loach will do the trick

A clown loach will do the trick

there not as good as made out to be.

and not many people who can look after clown loachs properly

They will, but as suggested by Rocknurworld, they tend to be the worst choice out of the common loaches for snail control.

They need at least a tank in the 100gal size range as they can easily reach 6-7" in a fairly short time-frame and will max out above a foot. As with all loaches, you need to get a group of them for them to fee comfortable. That's a huge amount of tank space for "snail control."

botia almorhae/lohachata, botia striata, botia dario, and botia kubotai are all insanely better choices for just about all aquariums. They are all 1/3-1/2 the max size of a clown loach.

 

[grasshopper_green]

love love love my Botia kubotai
They're the most beautiful
and you can recognize individuals by their unique spots and patterns, plus you can tell their relative ages by the spots and patterns as well.
and yes, i no longer see any mts since i got my loaches.
another bonus: they don't bother nerites, shrimp or plants at all.
no digging or uprooting anything.

 

[Rubyuk]

Yes I agree.

I took one of these from someone here that went entirely over to marine and after about a week I realized my earlier snail problems had gone, lock-stock and shells Reckon they must go for the eggs too

Damn handsome fish too and I would dearly love to have another but no LFS around me stocks 'em

yes definately nice looking fish. i got mine from tri mar for £2.75 good size as well


james here is a pic

[URL="http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photo...g/image_preview"]http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photo...g/image_preview[/URL]

Hi

What minimum numbers do these need to be homed in ie can you have one on its own,a pair or do they really need a small group?

 

[lilfishie]

a group is best as they are social fish

 

[smegforbrains]

I picked up a couple of Banjo Catfish and all my snails disappeared within days

 

[doresy]

any one got a pic of one of these fish thanks

From Google (easier than trying to photo mine!)