fins Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hi Do fish eat snail eggs? what fish eat snails that would suit a comunity tank? I have a major snail problem in some of my tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Clown loaches come to mind as the first suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I've got zebra (striata) and polkadot (kubotai/angelicus) loaches that love a feed of snails.......and they don't grow as large as the clowns. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodle Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 i have a dwarf puffer that i feed the small snails that i pick out of other tanks to. Its quite neat watching it! But yea loaches like them too aparently. Iv only just got myself a horse faced loach, but im not sure as to how keen he would be on the snails.... hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMack Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I wouldnt suggest putting a puffer of any sort into a community tank, as with most fish, they all have their own personalities, but puffers are known fin-nippers, and really should be kept in their own tank...... I did however have a few Dwarf freshwater puffers that seemed to get along very well with a few guppies (for a while at least) They are good at cleaning up snails, and the snails are beneficial at keeping the puffers "beaks" ground down, and in a good state. As suggested above, Clown Loaches (or other similar loaches) would be the way to go........ ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodle Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 haha yea i had my puffer in with some guppies for a wee while, and then i started to notice the odd tail with bits nipped out of it. Now puffer has his own 18'' tank beside my bed. hehe 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 go and read Post subject: Giant Snail Problem! i could cut and paste what was said but everone had something good to say . but fish normally dont eat the eggs , just the babys when they hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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