sid 201 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 any ideas apart from clown loaches? I'm looking for somthing south American to go in to my Amason tank with dwarf cichlids ,neons and pencils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 other loaches? I know both zebra and yoyo loaches eat snails as well, sure about yoyo and 90% sure about zebra loaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 I had the same problem, and unfortunately couldn't find anything South American / Amazonian so ended up using Botia Sidthumunki (Chain / Dwarf Loaches) - they stay small, aren't too loud / aggressive, and work well in combination with South American style tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 yeah I use both dwarf chain and an Angelicus loach. I find I have to cut back on food to get them onto the snails which is a pain. The old weighted down Courgette left overnight is a good collector. I just throw it out in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Zebra loaches are cool Get a few, just because, even if they aren't exactly amazon species they will fit in fine and help keep the snails under control. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 what type of snails? because with some snails loaches will ignore, one example is the trumpet snail, not sure of exactly why but it's because of the shape of the shell making it difficult or even impossible for the loach to get to the actual snail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 mostly trumpet (i think) snails+ some regular shaped small ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 their shells are rock hard too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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