"NetMax" wrote in message
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"Zimm44" wrote in message
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any luck using clown loaches? I just bought 6 small ones.

Most of the 'botia' loaches are very good snailers either at pulling them
out of the shells, or devouring the snail eggs. CLs are best known for
eating them out of the shell, though they sometimes need to be taught
(crush a snail in front of them, they will get the idea ;~). The
downside to the CL is their eventual size. Typically they don't grow
very quickly, but if given a steady supply of snails, they will not grow
typically, they will grow fast. CLs are great characters, very
personable, but you will need a good sized tank eventually.
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www.NetMax.tk




Yo-Yo loaches will remain a reasonable size, unlike clown loaches. Yo-Yo's
will also terrorize the snail population quite as readily as clown loaches.

Keep a small group of three as they are much more active that way.

Tom