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Old September 27th 04, 02:05 PM
Dr Engelbert Buxbaum
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LKLudlow wrote:

In the last month, I've had one tiny snail multiply into nearly a
forest of them. Some are floating on the water surface, some are on
the walls, and a gazillion of them are on every surface in the
aquarium. What do I do about them? Will they hurt my Cory's and
Danios?


Add a couple of clown loaches to your tank. Eliminates the problem
quickly and reliably.

By the way, if you crush the snails between your fingers, many other
fishes like to eat their remains.
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Old September 27th 04, 02:23 PM
Scott
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I use to do that with snails before I brought two clown loaches, which are
great fun to watch because they are always scrobbling with each other over
food and places were they want to sit. but I did get a little worried that
the crushed shells could damage the fish that eat them internally. was there
any reason for me to be worried?
"Dr Engelbert Buxbaum" wrote in message
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LKLudlow wrote:

In the last month, I've had one tiny snail multiply into nearly a
forest of them. Some are floating on the water surface, some are on
the walls, and a gazillion of them are on every surface in the
aquarium. What do I do about them? Will they hurt my Cory's and
Danios?


Add a couple of clown loaches to your tank. Eliminates the problem
quickly and reliably.

By the way, if you crush the snails between your fingers, many other
fishes like to eat their remains.



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Old September 27th 04, 02:26 PM
Scott
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oh, and if you do get some clown loaches that will be the last time that you
ever see a snail in your tank, so you wont be able to add any special ones
from your LFS.
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I use to do that with snails before I brought two clown loaches, which are
great fun to watch because they are always scrobbling with each other over
food and places were they want to sit. but I did get a little worried that
the crushed shells could damage the fish that eat them internally. was
there any reason for me to be worried?
"Dr Engelbert Buxbaum" wrote in message
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LKLudlow wrote:

In the last month, I've had one tiny snail multiply into nearly a
forest of them. Some are floating on the water surface, some are on
the walls, and a gazillion of them are on every surface in the
aquarium. What do I do about them? Will they hurt my Cory's and
Danios?


Add a couple of clown loaches to your tank. Eliminates the problem
quickly and reliably.

By the way, if you crush the snails between your fingers, many other
fishes like to eat their remains.





 




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