it's great to find this group!

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!

Hate to tell you but I can't see you so I have no clue where your at.
Fishmarkets are where you buy fish to eat, pet shops or LFS are
where you buy fish for pets...! So I suggest you set down and compose
yourself and make a post folks can actually understand.

On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 01:00:37 -0500, "Sean"
wrote:

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!



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

I'm sorry for my poor English,

"Tristan" 写入消�
news


Hate to tell you but I can't see you so I have no clue where your at.
Fishmarkets are where you buy fish to eat, pet shops or LFS are
where you buy fish for pets...! So I suggest you set down and compose
yourself and make a post folks can actually understand.

On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 01:00:37 -0500, "Sean"
wrote:

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!



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

"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

Well look at here, The Great infamous asshole Gail is alive and
kicking.,,,,what happened bitch they kick youoff the mod team.....you
dumb bitch!
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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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

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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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Thanks a lot.
yep, It's what I worry about that puffers can be aggressive since I have a
lot of young mollies ...
As what you said, I think Skunk botia or YoYo loaches maybe better choice.


"Gail Futoran" дÈëÏûÏ¢
...
"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

Gail Futoran wrote:


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.

Gail is quite right here.....yes there are some puffers that remain
small and can survive in freshwater....however the majority are brackish
at best and really do better in sal****er.....If you do want a puffer
then you really have to go out there and get your google finger working
and check that you are buying the right one and then some....you need to
make sure what you are being sold labelled as the one you want is indeed
the correct one.....

Most members of the botia family will eat snails....some are
better/quicker at it than others.....

When it comes to your choice of loaches you have a couple of things to
consider....firstly the size of your tank, which you haven't mentioned
yet.....Clown Loaches although way the best at demolishing snails do not
always do well in a small tank and have the potential to grow
big....(I'm talking 12" eventual size) - Yoyos can grow up to 4" in size
quite quickly - I know so because I have a number of them - along with
Clowns......and no botia loach is happy kept on its own...they are
social creatures and keeping any less than three and peferably more is
cruel....they need their own kind.....

If your tank is small then you can look at alternative methods of
controlling your snail population....one way to do it is to drop a bit
of lettuce, cucumber or courgette (zucchini) into the tank at lights out
and then pick it out in the morning - it will be covered in
snails....keep doing this until your population is under control....


Gill

You're very professional, thanks a lot!

"Gill Passman" 写入消�
...
Gail Futoran wrote:


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.

Gail is quite right here.....yes there are some puffers that remain small
and can survive in freshwater....however the majority are brackish at best
and really do better in sal****er.....If you do want a puffer then you
really have to go out there and get your google finger working and check
that you are buying the right one and then some....you need to make sure
what you are being sold labelled as the one you want is indeed the correct
one.....

Most members of the botia family will eat snails....some are
better/quicker at it than others.....

When it comes to your choice of loaches you have a couple of things to
consider....firstly the size of your tank, which you haven't mentioned
yet.....Clown Loaches although way the best at demolishing snails do not
always do well in a small tank and have the potential to grow big....(I'm
talking 12" eventual size) - Yoyos can grow up to 4" in size quite
quickly - I know so because I have a number of them - along with
Clowns......and no botia loach is happy kept on its own...they are social
creatures and keeping any less than three and peferably more is
cruel....they need their own kind.....

If your tank is small then you can look at alternative methods of
controlling your snail population....one way to do it is to drop a bit of
lettuce, cucumber or courgette (zucchini) into the tank at lights out and
then pick it out in the morning - it will be covered in snails....keep
doing this until your population is under control....


Gill

On Feb 6, 12:00?am, "Sean" wrote:
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!

Welcome to the group.
However, you didn't mention where you are located, or even what part
of the world.
So in order to help further, you'll need to say where you are located.
Also, list what size tank you have, how long it's been up and running,
what fish you have in it, and how many of each.
Is it heated, filtered, and what's your water change schedule like. Do
you have hard, soft, alkaline, acidic or neutral water will help as
well.