Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?

I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails...

What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and
neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how
big do the yo-yo and zebra get ??

Geoff

I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at
the
ridding of snails...

What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats
and
neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but
how
big do the yo-yo and zebra get ??

forgot to add that I need it to be able to take care of snails too

Geoff

"Geoff Kemp" wrote:
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails...

What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats and
neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but how
big do the yo-yo and zebra get ??

Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not particularly
aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see one that
big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company (I've
got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just one.

Having both zebra loaches (b. striata) and yo-yo's in the same tank with
neons there shouldn't be any compatibility problems. My zebras are much
smaller than yo-yo's. (both 2yrs old). Both are pretty good snailers but
I give the edge to zebras.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:26:06 -0500, NetMax wrote:

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
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I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at
the
ridding of snails...

Tim

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Al Boswell wrote:

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.

if you have the time to implement it, the following idea is wonderful:
put the net inside the tank whenever you feed them; drop the food above
the net; after they finish remove the net;

in a few weeks you won't even need the food, just dump the net and
they'll come like crazy!

--
Otavio Exel /\oo/\

"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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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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Truth be known, I've never seen any of my botias eat a snail ;-) But snail
population crashes occurred whenever I drop them into a tank.

As for what my LFS sells as angelicus .... it isn't a kabotai.... after
checking loaches....
Maybe histrionica or rostrata came out of a tank labeled angelicus

Bob

Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not
particularly
aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see
one that
big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company
(I've
got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just
one.

Will either of those take help with my snail problem ??

Geoff

Hi
I have Skunk Botia's, they eat snails and they are smaller.

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"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

Hi
I have my skunk botia's in with corys, platies and white clouds. Some
people say they are agressive, but I've never had trouble with them and the
snails in my tank are next to gone now.

--
Janine Hudson
Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy
I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future
Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it
holds the universe together.
I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts...
There are lies, damn lies and statistics!

"Geoff Kemp" wrote in message
...
I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at
the
ridding of snails...

What sort of loach would be aok in a tank with guppies, bronze cory cats
and
neon tetras ?? I relasie that a clown woulod be out of the question, but
how
big do the yo-yo and zebra get ??

forgot to add that I need it to be able to take care of snails too

Geoff

"Geoff Kemp" wrote:
Either the yoyo or zebra would be fine with that mix -- they're not
particularly
aggressive. In theory, the yoyo can get up to 6", but I've yet to see
one that
big. Zebras max out a bit smaller, say 4-5". They both like company
(I've
got 4 yoyos in my 29g community tank), so plan on a small school, not just
one.

Will either of those take help with my snail problem ??

Sure, both will. IIRC, Zebras have a somewhat better rep as snailers, but both
will eat snails. Lots of times it comes down to what you can score from your
LFS.