"Dick" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:17:08 GMT, "JeffinMississippi"
wrote:

So I put these Clown Loaches in the tank 2 days ago, 3 of them, to eat
the
snails. I was told per my previous posts to use three because they like
the
company of other Loaches and that they would eat the snails. Per the
Petsmart instructions I am feeding them dried shrimp. So far they dont
seem
to be very active, they found tier holes inside of a few different pieces
of
tank decoration (Shells) and they pretty much stay there doing nothing.
They
definitly arent eating the snails and they just lay around doing nothing
and
dont interact at all.

I have a 20 gallon tank with 18 fish (8 of them are Neon Tetras),
Gouramis,
3 Molly's, the Clown Loaches and others. The tanks strip readings are all
in
the normal range and the other fish are VERY active. Tank water temp is
81
degrees F.


I have about 12 Clowns in 3 tanks. Their behavior is different in the
different tanks. Their behavior has also changed over the last 2 1/2
years. My tanks are kept at about 77F.

I have 2 Clowns in a 10 gallon tank. One rarely leaves a large
ornament. Its companion is out much more often.

None of the tanks that have Clowns have any snails. Over the years
none have survived. However, given the special diet you offer of
dried shrimp, why should they eat snails? I would stop the special
feeding for awhile. Don't worry, they will survive and maybe the
snails won't. g

BTW, how big/old are the Clowns?


They are about 2 inches long and I just got them 3 days ago, dont know how
old. But from reading see they can live for 50 years.