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I've never heard of rams eating snails but if that is the case then exchanging the Black neons for a pair of rams would make a nice tank. Both the rams and the tetras would probably be stretching it a bit, I think.

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The tank is about 15 US gallons, it is cycled, and currently contains 2 male platies.
The snail eggs must have been on the plants when i got it, but there is a BIG outbreak now and i can't keep picking them out by hand anymore.
Thankyou for previous help.
(I also plan on adding Black neon tetras, Ottos, and Albino Bronze Corydoras. I can change this but i am going to my LFS again on Saturday)

Although botia have a reputation for snacking on escargot, other fish are:
o Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (butterfly ram)
o Carinotetraodon travancoricus (dwarf freshwater puffer)
o Trichogaster trichopterus (blue gourami)

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The only problem with the clowns is that they are not a small fish. They grow very large. Granted it takes a few years... or so I am told, but they get BIG! How big is your tank? What other fish do you have in the tank? That might help with suggestions.


Christina

Thankyou very much. Are there any other loaches that are more common?

Botia sidthimunki are not that hard to find here in the uk, but most of the ones i have seen are £10-£15 each.

a cheaper option may be clowns if you have space or botia striata, i have 4 of the latter and they are always on the go.

sorry, maybe not the clowns, i missed the "small" fish bit
Last edited by hembo666 at 18-Jan-2006 12:48

Last edited by hembo666 at 18-Jan-2006 12:50

The one you want is Botia sidthimunki , also known as Dwarf botia or Chained loach and a number of other common names. It is a small (~5-7 cm) peaceful but active, schooling loach that will empty most any medium sized tank from snails within a matter of days and when the snails are all gone they will remain the favorites of your tank. The downside is that they are rather hard to find and can cost their weight in gold.

P.S. Welcome to Fishprofiles, if you're serious about learning to care for your fish this is the ultimate place to ask questions. Hope you'll stick around for a long time, if nothing else your fish will be better of if you do . D.S.

Last edited by robbanp at 18-Jan-2006 12:30

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