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heathrjoy Posts: 94 From: Registered: Dec, 2003 Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 7, 2004 11:46 PM Reply I have a 10G tank and have been trying to get rid of snails for months now! What fish will be ok for my tank size and will eat the snails & eggs? I can take the fish back to the store after he does his duty, he just needs to stay small long enough to rid the tank of snails. Thanks for your help! Heather

Fish Soup Posts: 2,660 From: Philadelphia PA USA Registered: Mar, 2004 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 12:15 AM Reply Another customer for "Don's Rent-A-Loach"! Loaches will clear them out. The most commonly sold is the Clown Loach. They do get far too big for a 10 gallon tank. But as long as you return him after dinner you should be OK. Don

FastEddie Posts: 1,202 From: Chicago area Registered: Oct, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 8:35 AM Reply Try manually removing as many as possible and then cut back on feeding. The population will only grow to what can sustain them. Most fish keepers are guilty of over feeding. I know I do so I skip feeding once a week to help give the tank a chance to catch up. Also, a hungry fish is a healthy fish. Fat fish live shorter.

cmpst52 Posts: 376 From: Raleigh, NC Registered: Jul, 2004 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 11:30 AM Reply Haven't I heard it said that if you leave a piece of cucumber in overnight, when you pull it out in the morning it will be covered in snails? That should put a dent in their numbers. (But don't quote me.)

heathrjoy Posts: 94 From: Registered: Dec, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 12:07 PM Reply Thanks so much for all your help, I really do appreciate it. I've been trying to get rid of these things for what seems like forever now. I even tore the tank apart and soaked everything in Alum...but they came back anyway!! If only fish were this resiliant! I think I might try the cucumber until I get a chance to rent-a-loach....lol. Thanks again, Heather

sick lid Posts: 2,577 From: Registered: Sep, 2004 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 12:32 PM Reply Botia dario, Bengal or Queen loach. Highly entertaining, also.This link has some info. http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_dario.html Also read the posts and replies under 'What kind of loaches' in this same forum. Joe.

heathrjoy Posts: 94 From: Registered: Dec, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 12:41 PM Reply Thanks much! I'll check out that link tonight and decide exactly what kind of loach I want to rent! :)

vintage_fish Posts: 7,904 From: South Side of the Sky Registered: Mar, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 12:51 PM Reply Botia striata has my vote. IMO/IME, the best, most placid/laid back snail eater available. Worth their weight in gold. Most any of the Botias will eat snails; you just one one that will A) not outgrow the tank and B) not kill your fish ;) Botia striata and Botia dario are excellent choices, indeed. -Sabrina

jkj454 Posts: 4,290 From: Aurora, IL Registered: Feb, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 6:57 PM Reply <Botia striata has my vote. IMO/IME, the best, most placid/laid back snail eater available. Worth their weight in gold.> Ditto. Plus, they stay small, so depending on how heavily stocked your 10 gal. is now, you may be able to get away with a pair of them. Keep up with excellent filtration, though! I've got 3 of these guys in my 44 gal. tank and they are so cute, plus, they will rid your tank of snails! -JKJ

heathrjoy Posts: 94 From: Registered: Dec, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 7:55 PM Reply Wait a minute. Will ANY Loach eat snails? I have two sand loaches in another tank. Should I just switch them into the snailed tank and see if they do the job before I bring home any new fish? I never thought about it before...the tank the sand loaches are in are snail free...could they be the reason? If not, I'm going to look into a Botia Dario. Again, thanks so much, I really do appreciate it.

gupp-arama Posts: 1,642 From: Nova Scotia Registered: Apr, 2004 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 8:12 PM Reply I don't eat snails. Min ;)

vintage_fish Posts: 7,904 From: South Side of the Sky Registered: Mar, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 8:41 PM Reply > I don't eat snails. You're not a loach. ;) And if you *are*, I have dibs on discovering you. I think a typing/talking loach with a good command of the english language would be a very cool creature. Worth a fortune, I'd imagine. Me: "So, how's that water feelin'?" Talking Loach: "It STINKS in here! And darn it, I can hardly BREATHE! I mean, c'mon, can't you do a water change at least once a freaking YEAR?! Or at least top off the freaking TANK?! Jeez...." Me: "Uhh.... yeah. So. Um, see ya 'round, huh?" Talking Loach: "Hey, get back here!"

vintage_fish Posts: 7,904 From: South Side of the Sky Registered: Mar, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 8:42 PM Reply > Wait a minute. Will ANY Loach eat snails? Some exceptions. I've not seen kuhlis eat 'em, for instance. Mouths are too small. > I have two > sand loaches in another tank. By "sand loaches", what do you mean? Got a genus/species? Or a link to a pic? Or a different common name?

sick lid Posts: 2,577 From: Registered: Sep, 2004 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 8, 2004 10:04 PM Reply Oooh, checked him out on loaches.com, looks like a dario, only dressed up to go out. Attractive little fishy. I think Larry (my dario) just found a friend. Joe.

heathrjoy Posts: 94 From: Registered: Dec, 2003 Re: Who Eats Snails? Posted: Oct 9, 2004 1:39 AM Reply I uploaded a pic of one of the Sand Loaches. Please ignore the algae! I believe it's a Burmese-Border Sand Loach (Schistura mahnerti). Check it out here http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/schistura_mahnerti.html not a lot of info though, but looks just like the Loaches I have. So, what say you all? Snail eaters or not? LOL Any help is appreciated. I guess I could just try them in the tank and see.

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