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Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Hello :
I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Shawn
My Clown Loach has done a number on my snails, pond and Ramshorn. The only problem is know that the snails are gone I can't catch him. The clown loach can get rather large over time so I would like to get rid of him without disturbing the plants. Al "Shawn P. Good" wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I believe you are looking for a loach.
Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails... Tim "Paul" wrote in message ... I believe you are looking for a loach. Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Not all loaches eat snails. W.
"Paul" wrote in message ... I believe you are looking for a loach. Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I think that it varies by loach type & individual. My Yoyo is best
friends with all the snails. Zebra loaches are supposed to be a bit more carnivorous (snailers) and don't get as large as Clowns. NetMax "T" wrote in message hlink.net... I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... Tim "Paul" wrote in message ... I believe you are looking for a loach. Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I prefer my Angelicius over my yo-yos ....
"NetMax" wrote in message . .. I think that it varies by loach type & individual. My Yoyo is best friends with all the snails. Zebra loaches are supposed to be a bit more carnivorous (snailers) and don't get as large as Clowns. NetMax "T" wrote in message hlink.net... I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... Tim "Paul" wrote in message ... I believe you are looking for a loach. Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I've started a top posting rebellion!! haha
Robert Flory wrote in message ... I prefer my Angelicius over my yo-yos .... "NetMax" wrote in message ... I think that it varies by loach type & individual. My Yoyo is best friends with all the snails. Zebra loaches are supposed to be a bit more carnivorous (snailers) and don't get as large as Clowns. NetMax "T" wrote in message hlink.net... I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... Tim "Paul" wrote in message ... I believe you are looking for a loach. Shawn P. Good wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Robert Flory wrote:
I prefer my Angelicius over my yo-yos .... Have you actually seen a Botia kubotai (aka angelicus) actually eating a snail? I have a couple of little ones (1.5") in my 20g hoping they'll eat the snails there. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
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says... Forget a fish... Just toss in a Frenchman. |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails... What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how big do the yo-yo and zebra get ?? Geoff |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at
the ridding of snails... What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how big do the yo-yo and zebra get ?? forgot to add that I need it to be able to take care of snails too :) Geoff |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
"Geoff Kemp" wrote:
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how big do the yo-yo and zebra get ?? Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not particularly aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see one that big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company (I've got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just one. |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Having both zebra loaches (b. striata) and yo-yo's in the same tank with
neons there shouldn't be any compatibility problems. My zebras are much smaller than yo-yo's. (both 2yrs old). Both are pretty good snailers but I give the edge to zebras. On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:26:06 -0500, NetMax wrote: I think that it varies by loach type & individual. My Yoyo is best friends with all the snails. Zebra loaches are supposed to be a bit more carnivorous (snailers) and don't get as large as Clowns. NetMax "T" wrote in message hlink.net... I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... Tim |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
"Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... Robert Flory wrote: I prefer my Angelicius over my yo-yos .... Have you actually seen a Botia kubotai (aka angelicus) actually eating a snail? I have a couple of little ones (1.5") in my 20g hoping they'll eat the snails there. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he Truth be known, I've never seen any of my botias eat a snail ;-) But snail population crashes occurred whenever I drop them into a tank. As for what my LFS sells as angelicus .... it isn't a kabotai.... after checking loaches.... Maybe histrionica or rostrata came out of a tank labeled angelicus Bob |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not
particularly aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see one that big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company (I've got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just one. Will either of those take help with my snail problem ?? Geoff |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Hi
I have Skunk Botia's, they eat snails and they are smaller. -- Janine Hudson Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together. I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts... There are lies, damn lies and statistics! "Shawn P. Good" wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Hi
I have my skunk botia's in with corys, platies and white clouds. Some people say they are agressive, but I've never had trouble with them and the snails in my tank are next to gone now. -- Janine Hudson Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together. I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts... There are lies, damn lies and statistics! "Geoff Kemp" wrote in message ... I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the ridding of snails... What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how big do the yo-yo and zebra get ?? forgot to add that I need it to be able to take care of snails too :) Geoff |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
"Geoff Kemp" wrote:
Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not particularly aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see one that big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company (I've got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just one. Will either of those take help with my snail problem ?? Sure, both will. IIRC, Zebras have a somewhat better rep as snailers, but both will eat snails. Lots of times it comes down to what you can score from your LFS. |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
I would generally say go with loaches but I have found another fish who
loves to eat them. I have been buying MTS for the last year to help out in my tanks and to add some variety to my loaches diet. I bought 2 dozen last week and in minutes of adding them to the tank my two flag cichlids (festivums) went on a feeding frenzy sucking the snails out of their shells. Vicki |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
Have a school of 4 clown loaches, no more snails. Sure they breed
below the gravel, but dare one to wiggle out and it becomes a snack for a clown. Funny watching the clowns suck out the snail, looks like they are smoking a cigar. Clowns are also very amusing and do a great job of playing dead. Yes Clowns can get big, but my LFS said he'd pay big money for a large clown loach. He said they are very slow growers. Rick "JHudson" wrote in message news:eUX8c.3260$x44.1500@clgrps12... Hi I have Skunk Botia's, they eat snails and they are smaller. -- Janine Hudson Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together. I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts... There are lies, damn lies and statistics! "Shawn P. Good" wrote in message ... Hello : I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants (except the onion plant - go figure !). Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the plants - and I want some ! What species was that ? Thanks. Shawn |
Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?
"Al Boswell" wrote in message ... Shawn My Clown Loach has done a number on my snails, pond and Ramshorn. The only problem is know that the snails are gone I can't catch him. The clown loach can get rather large over time so I would like to get rid of him without disturbing the plants. Al Lots of luck..... I ended up nearly tearing everything out catching the last of my angel egg eating yoyos .... The last one would burrow in the substrate to hide. bob |
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