Snail Eaters?

[bunjiweb]

Pakistani Loaches are the same as YoYo loaches. They are very peacful as loaches go, not aggressive from my experience, but as said they get bigger than 3" I have one which is about 4" and the other 2 are about 3" or so. I expect them to grow larger.

I also have Dwarf Chain loaches, Zebra Loaches & Skunk Loaches.

From what I have seen the Skunk Loaches are the most active Snail hunters, but most loaches will eat snails if the opportunity arises. Skunk loaches as said are little B*****s, they will nip at other fish, especially new ones, or when they are just added to a tank. My 3 nipped all my danios and rainbow fish to death in my 50G tank, so i moved them to my 15G tank with the dwarf chain loaches and a few platies, and after a couple of small nips they seem to have calmed down and everyone is getting along fine

Clown loaches are great snail eaters, but they can get up to a foot, although this can take a long time its not recomended to keep them in a tank smaller than 50G as they can get ill very easily.


This thread reminds me... need to move skunks to my 57G tank for a while to let them eat up some of the snails destroying my bogwood in there.

Ben

 

[dwarf-puffers]

DWARF PUFFERS they will eat the snails they will only eat the small ones which is good cuase once you pick out the big ones the dp will eat all the rest before they lay eggs again !!! hope this helps (dp wont eat your other fish as long as there is lots of room for the dp they say 3 gallons)

 

[CTS]

DWARF PUFFERS

just what i was gonna say. these things gobble them up like crazy!!!!

 

[Katchan]

As for loaches and snails, any chance the khuli goes for em? probably not just asking, otherwise whats the safest to put in a 20 gallon tank that has guppies and bristlenose?

katchan