Snail eating alternative to Clown Loaches?

njparton ,my ph is 6.2 and my loaches are doing fine,my temp is slightly lower around 25 but dont see a prob there.
 
Have to agree with def on this one. All of my tanks have a population of snails in them. They are a good thing to have. If they were brightly colored or difficult to breed, everyone would be clamoring for them, but since they aren't we look at them as pests :/ .
They do have a tendency to occasionally "get out of control", though. When the population gets a little out of hand, I just crush some of the ones that are easy to get to and let the fish have a little home-grown snack. I haven't run across a single type of fish that doesn't relish this occasional treat, adds a little extra variety to the diet.
 
If you don't want snails, SEND THEM TO ME!
I would kill to get those pesky little things in my tanks, but all the lfs' in Oz put SnailRid in their plant tanks, so I have no chance :sad: . My loaches would love them...
 
RYO said:
njparton ,my ph is 6.2 and my loaches are doing fine,my temp is slightly lower around 25 but dont see a prob there.
Thanks for that.

My temp is at 28 to get my angels to spawn, will reduce it to a more normal 26C soon.
 
Boggle said:
If you don't want snails, SEND THEM TO ME!
I would kill to get those pesky little things in my tanks, but all the lfs' in Oz put SnailRid in their plant tanks, so I have no chance :sad: . My loaches would love them...
I'm not sure what state they'd be in after a trip half way round the world :p
 

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