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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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