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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yoyo & Clown Loaches will eat the Snails. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	A lot of excellent snail eating botias like tiger loaches can also be awesome fin nippers too, and not just with long finned fish, so choose carefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
robbanp Big Fish Posts: 367 Kudos: 808 Votes: 205 Registered: 08-Sep-2003	If you can get hold of some Botia sidthimunki (dwarfs) you won´t regret it. And that I guarantee! P.S. It seems that dwarfs and a few other Botias will in the future be called Yasuhikotakia! I´d like to have a serious talk to the person who suggested this. This means that I will most sertainly never again be able to spell or ance the name of my favorite fish species. Just try it for yourself: Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki... 24 letters for such a small fish geez...D.S. Last edited by robbanp at 20-Sep-2005 12:50 So here I am once more...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	Loaches: Zebra Loaches Yoyo Loaches Clown Loaches (will grow to 12 inches) Skunk Loaches Dwarf Loaches and many many other. linky IMO, of all the loaches I have kept the most effective are yoyos and clowns because of their size. Zebras, skunks, and dwarfs will do a fairly good job, but take longer as they max to hardly 2.5 inches. 3 inches is very rare.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	loaches or botias.
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dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	definatly clown loaches
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sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Small gouramis like sparkling will hunt snails but they don't seem very good at completely wiping out a population. They do slightly better than squishing them by hand but the snails will learn to stay low in the tank and out of sight. Loaches like yoyos will cover the whole tank top to bottom very quickly and eliminate snails with no trapdoor within the week if not the first day. It takes a bit longer if you have snails with a trapdoor but eventually the loaches will kill them. My yoyos were killing 2" applesnails so they had to be moved to seperate tanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
sydsfish Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 7 Votes: 1 Registered: 08-Sep-2005	I have a pair of yo yo loaches and they love snails, although the bigger ones are too much for them to handle. They won't eat the shells, so you will have to clean the bottom of the tank regularly. Loaches prefer a sand bottom.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	must just be mine then. cause we know how picky and strange betta's are Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	It does depend on the type of snail, as they aren't designed to crush shells. Sorry, should have been more clear. Bettas will be able to help you with pest/pond snails that do not have trapdoors. The ones i have seen them have success with are the small 1cm blacky ones that breed like mad and leave eggs all over the glass. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	female bettas do the same (males probably too, but they are rarely kept in community setups) This I Guarantee they do not do. First on this, I have a 40g split 5 ways with male bettas, and their tank still has snails 4 months after setup. so male bettas dont eat them. 2nd, my 55g is a community tank that at one point had 4 female bettas and the only time I ever seen them eat them, was when I would crush them. Just thought I'd clarify on that. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	anybody have any idea of what type of fish can be used in a community tank that will eat snails? looking for something that would max out at about 3-4 inches in size. tank in question is 55g occupants listed in my profile Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	female bettas do the same (males probably too, but they are rarely kept in community setups) For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Dwarf loaches are small and will eat snails, but they can be hard to find which usually means expensive. Yo-yos are another good choice. I've read that many species of labyrinth fish will eat snails. Maybe someone else can confirm this??? I've seen my sparkling gouramis stalk and eat snails, I was very surprised the first time I saw it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	i'll look over all the options for fishes. thanks. as far as chemicals... been there tried that wasted time and money. as far as the clown loaches. i thought of that, but i'm still unsure as to whats going into the 150, i'm still leaning toward a massive cichlid tank. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	yes, botia sidthimunke would be a fine choice, although hard to find any. Yo-Yos would be an easier pick although they do get a bit larger than the dwarf loaches do. Yes, my blue dwarves did suck down a few snails, but only when they were smooshed agin' the glass or sticking out of the shell for some reason.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Stuart-in-UK Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Sep-2005	All of these botia species suggested are good snail eaters - but few of them will like the hardness on Rift systems. You should look into Tanganyikan synodontis species. Many of these grow too big but I have S. mulitpunctatus and as well as being voracious snail-eaters they remain relatively small - 6inch max. They are also very pretty to look at being a leopard spot pattern. Common name Cuckoo catfish if you are researching.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
zoeandmaia Hobbyist Posts: 125 Kudos: 121 Votes: 78 Registered: 01-Jan-2005	Through personal experience I can confirm that clown loaches and apisogramma agassizii eat snails. I've read that many species of labyrinth fish will eat snails. Maybe someone else can confirm this??? I would be cautious with skunk loaches, they can get pretty nippy as the mature and I would worry about your cories. If you can locate them, botia sidthimunki seems to be the most suitable option mentioned thus far. I've never seen them at my lfs but maybe they are more available in your area.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	YoYo loaches, Queen loaches Polka Dot loaches All these stay 5 inches and under and eat snails. Keep in a group though. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	what about shunk loaches? dont they eat snails too.
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