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bratyboy2 Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 340 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	okay does it eat snails? my friend has one and i want to barrow it for my snail invasion. if possible coud some one attach a picture of one to make sure it is the samething
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	I've never seen mine eat any snails before so I'm not exactly sure about the whole species in general. They kind of look like an eel with whisker looking things around it's mouth (kind of like a clown loach but a little different). Hope this helps at least a little...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
vic Enthusiast Posts: 213 Kudos: 228 Votes: 288 Registered: 16-Mar-2004	They do not eat snails, here is a link to see a Pic... http://pages.prodigy.net/rahill0/species/dojo.html
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
SiluriformesAKA Fingerling Posts: 15 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2004	Dojo loaches are one of the top 5 snail eaters. Anyone who says otherwise probably hasn't had one. Vic, your link says nothing about what they eat. [span class="edited"][Edited by SiluriformesAKA 2004-07-12 18:10][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Alkyne Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	While some have been reported to eat snails (none of my three ever have, or if so very rarely)I wouldn't say they are in the top five. Clowns, yoyos, B. Striata, B. morleti (skunk), puffers, and even B. modesta would rank higher in my books.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	IME B. modesta is a horrible snail eater. Mine never eats any snails whatsover, and my tank is still overrun with them. My loach is kept with snails, shrimp, and crabs, and he has never eaten any of them. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	IME stick with clowns, zippers, and skunks for snail eating. Other loaches of mine might touch snails but they won't devour them until none can be found like the others will Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
vic Enthusiast Posts: 213 Kudos: 228 Votes: 288 Registered: 16-Mar-2004	SiluriformesAKA, I am not sure where you get your info, but I agree with everyone else, Top 5 is Really Pushing it. I have 3 golden dojo loaches, and 3 dojo loaches(darker brown), which none have ever touched a snail....I also own Zebra Loaches, which will dine on snails the sec they hit the bottom of the water....We will let the others who OWN them, state whether they have had success with this loach eating on snails.....The link above just gives quick fact info, and if it was a good snail eating fish it lables it as one, scroll through the different types of loaches.....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
tiki Banned Posts: 57 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-May-2004	i know that YoYo loaches eat snails like crazy... i know this 4 sure! they look cool too, they can't tell the weather but they r really awesome, and VERY active and peaceful!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
pygmyhippo Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 138 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Oct-2003	yoyos and skunks, IME, are awesome snail-eaters. clowns are usually a poor choice for this task, since they are pricey, sensitive, and get huge. i've never heard of dojos eating snails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bratyboy2 Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 340 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	thanx everyone
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
topher02 Enthusiast Posts: 267 Kudos: 365 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	As far as the snail problem, put a piece of potato in the before you go to bed, in the morning when you turn the light on, you should come to find the potato mobbed with snails. Pick the potato up and do what you please with it.Good luck -topher [span class="edited"][Edited by topher02 2004-07-13 22:54][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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