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dogmai333 Hobbyist Posts: 90 Kudos: 79 Votes: 19 Registered: 03-Feb-2005   | I know that loaches eat snails but would they bother ones that are 3/4 to 1 inch big? Thanks for any and all replies in advance. MONKEYS ARE COOL, BUT SEA-MONKEYS ARE BETTER. |
 Posted 01-Apr-2006 04:58 |      |
sham    Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004  | Yes. Clowns have been known to dig holes in the shell door of the biggest applesnails and my yoyos ate several 3-4" applesnails. They'll also eat baby pest snails that are still tiny dots on the glass if there is nothing bigger. No snail is completely safe with yoyo loaches. |
| Posted 01-Apr-2006 13:56 |  |
| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004  | I would have to agree with Sham, between clowns and yoyos, clowns are the less aggressive species of loaches, and even if the yoyos are too small to eat the snails, they would be at them all day long and it would be a sad site. |
| Posted 01-Apr-2006 16:46 | |
jasonpisani   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Don't add any Loaches with Snails. If they don't eat them, they'll try to break the Shell & the Snail will be on a constant attack. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 01-Apr-2006 22:58 |  |
| dogmai333 Hobbyist Posts: 90 Kudos: 79 Votes: 19 Registered: 03-Feb-2005 | Thanks for the feedback! MONKEYS ARE COOL, BUT SEA-MONKEYS ARE BETTER. |
| Posted 02-Apr-2006 19:48 | |
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005 | I agree. Loaches absolutly love snails and they are a natural part of thier diet. In fact most people buy loaches to get rid of pest snails.  Inky |
| Posted 05-Apr-2006 06:03 |  |
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