loach question

I returned from 2 weeks out of town to find what looks to be at least 100
snails in my tank and I've read all the postings about snails and loaches.
My tank is 29 gal high with small to med size gravel and has the following:
lots of plants, 2 guppies, 4 platies, 1 marbled hatchet, 6 danios (3
zebra/3long-fins), and 5 peppered corys.
Everything is fine in the tank except for all the snails so I thought I'd
get some loaches to control them. I'm concerned about the substrate and any
conflict between the corys and the loaches. I thought I'd try for 3 zebra or
yoyo loaches. Anyone have any thoughts on this before I add them to the
tank? TIA
Denise

IMO, go with 4 - 5 Zebra, they stay small and do not dig as heavily into
gravel as Yoyo.

My 4 Zebra play well with other but the largest of the Yoyo (5") are kind of
nippy.

JMO

kclmymy

Denise wrote in message
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I returned from 2 weeks out of town to find what looks to be at least 100
snails in my tank and I've read all the postings about snails and loaches.
My tank is 29 gal high with small to med size gravel and has the
following:
lots of plants, 2 guppies, 4 platies, 1 marbled hatchet, 6 danios (3
zebra/3long-fins), and 5 peppered corys.
Everything is fine in the tank except for all the snails so I thought I'd
get some loaches to control them. I'm concerned about the substrate and
any
conflict between the corys and the loaches. I thought I'd try for 3 zebra
or
yoyo loaches. Anyone have any thoughts on this before I add them to the
tank? TIA
Denise

"Denise" wrote in message
...
I returned from 2 weeks out of town to find what looks to
be at least 100
snails in my tank and I've read all the postings about
snails and loaches.
My tank is 29 gal high with small to med size gravel and
has the following:
lots of plants, 2 guppies, 4 platies, 1 marbled hatchet, 6
danios (3
zebra/3long-fins), and 5 peppered corys.
Everything is fine in the tank except for all the snails
so I thought I'd
get some loaches to control them. I'm concerned about the
substrate and any
conflict between the corys and the loaches. I thought I'd
try for 3 zebra or
yoyo loaches. Anyone have any thoughts on this before I
add them to the
tank? TIA
Denise

I have a 30 gal. long with 2 Yo-Yo loaches, 3
Peppered Corys, 4-5 Neon Tetras, 3-4
Otocinclus. The Yo-Yo get rambunctuous
but I haven't noticed any damage to the other
fish. They do like a place to hide so if you
can put a piece of PVC pipe (about 1" in
diameter) in the tank they will like that. Else
they'll hide in the hollows of one of your
ornaments!

In a 10 gallon tank I have 3 Skunk Botia
(also snail eaters) with 3 Otos, 4 young
Corydoras habrosus. Same experience as
above.

I have gravel in both tanks, + sand beaches in
the 20 gallon which the Yo-Yos sometimes
excavate under but not excessively so.

Botia will sometimes unroot the more shallowly
(or newly) rooted plants (like some crypts).
I just replant them.

Good luck -
Gail

I agree with kclmymy, despite most literature with disagrees I believe
the zebras don't get as large as the Yoyos. Yoyos also vary a lot in
their ability/interest in eating snails, so ymmv. The zebras are also
reputably more carnivorous (so would be more enthusiastic snailers ).
--
www.NetMax.tk

"CL My" wrote in message
s.com...
IMO, go with 4 - 5 Zebra, they stay small and do not dig as heavily
into
gravel as Yoyo.

My 4 Zebra play well with other but the largest of the Yoyo (5") are
kind of
nippy.

JMO

kclmymy

Denise wrote in message
...
I returned from 2 weeks out of town to find what looks to be at least
100
snails in my tank and I've read all the postings about snails and
loaches.
My tank is 29 gal high with small to med size gravel and has the
following:
lots of plants, 2 guppies, 4 platies, 1 marbled hatchet, 6 danios (3
zebra/3long-fins), and 5 peppered corys.
Everything is fine in the tank except for all the snails so I thought
I'd
get some loaches to control them. I'm concerned about the substrate
and
any
conflict between the corys and the loaches. I thought I'd try for 3
zebra
or
yoyo loaches. Anyone have any thoughts on this before I add them to
the
tank? TIA
Denise

In article ,
says...

I thought I'd try for 3 zebra or
yoyo loaches. Anyone have any thoughts on this before I add them to the
tank?

I tried clown loaches and yoyo's and neither would go for the snails. Finally
I got a couple of skunk botias and they gobbled them up over night.

They were funny fish. They were very playful and when they'd chase one another
around you'd hear a lound clicking noise like large rocks being smacked
together. I finally killed them and a few other fish when I
accidentally contaminated the tank last year.

Glenn