it's great to find this group!

Only thing dwarf about it is your brain size.........


On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:06:11 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
wrote:

"Sean" wrote in message
.. .
I'm here only several months and don't know well about the fish
markets here. Can some guys recommend some good fish shop?

and my aquarium is full of snails now and I'm wonder if I should buy
some puffers to eat them, but I cann't find a shop to buy them.

thanks!

Check for Skunk botia or YoYo loaches. I
have both (separate tanks) and they do a good
job of keeping snails in check. Puffers can
be aggressive and some can get very large.
I bought what I thought were two "dwarf"
puffers, that turned out to be Green Spotted
Puffers and soon outgrew the original tank.
Many pet shops can't tell the difference
between different types of puffers when
young, but Skunk botia and YoYo loaches
are hard to misidentify.

Skunk botia remain relatively small - 2" and
very thin. They tend to hide so I make sure
to provide cave-like decorations for them.
My YoYo loaches love hiding in PVC pipe.
They can get to 4" but are non-aggressive.
I have otos and cory cats in the same tanks as
the skunk botia and YoYo loaches and there
is no fighting.

Gail




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