Re: Snail eaters

["Cory and Susanne Williamson" <webwill@infinet.net>]

A while back I kept three small clown loaches in with a trio of large discus
(90 gallon) and they were able to remove every last snail in that tank-- if
you keep your alkalinity and general hardness of the water low, the snails
will find it nearly impossible to reproduce and the adults will eventually
be weeded out  (I like to have a few snails around to eat up uneaten food!)

Right now I have a number of apistos, characins and three discus in a 90
gallon planted tank. The snails are kept in check by co-incidentally having
low conductivity.

Cheers,
Cory
----- Original Message -----
From: David Colin Gorton <colingorton@hotmail.com>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: March 24, 2000 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: Snail eaters


> Thanks everyone for your kind help, I think it was the anabantoid that I
> remember reading about, but all the fish mentioned will be researched:-)
> I should have mentioned that the snails are in with a couple of discus, so
I
> think the convicts are out:-^ Could anybody help with the others re:
discus?
>   I know about the loaches and I'm pretty familiar with keyholes - they
play
> rather rough for discus don't they? How about the Therops? I have a
> suspicion that not ALL blue rams will be as endearing as the blue one
> mentioned lol;-))))
> Thanks once again
> Colin
>
> >From: "Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>
> >Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
> >Subject: Re: Snail eaters
> >Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:56:27 -0000
> >
> >There's also a species of Anabantoid which eats snails but cannot
remember
> >which species I'm afraid.
> >Helen
> > > Loaches, particularily Clown Loaches, they do the best job but most of
> >the
> > > botia species will eat snails.
> > > Clowns will wipe out all the snails in your tank, if you get enough of
> >them
> > > and give them time.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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