Re:

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

If it is Malaysian trumpet snails (or turbo is you prefer) then, I highly
recommended soft water to reduce the population-  If they are, why do you
want to be rid of this great cleanup crew?

Cory

----- Original Message -----
From: <IDMiamiBob@aol.com>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: March 24, 2000 4:06 PM
Subject: Re:


> David writes:
>
> > I seem to remember that someone on this list had a great success with a
> >  snail-eating fish, could anyone let me know the name of this fish?
>
> Clown loaches and their relatives are good with pond snails and small
> ramshorns.  Colombian ramsorns are actually apple snails and don't breed
fast
> enough to be a nuisance except that they eat plants destructively.  Oscars
> will eat baby apples snails of all species/varieties.
>
> IF you have those little Malaysian Turbo Snails, there is nothing that can
> eat them with any amount of success, although I've heard of a couple of
> species of rift lake cichlids that will protect a spawn by actually
smashing
> them against the glass walls of an aquarium, and can clear a tank in a
week
> or so.  As fish food, they have shells that are too thick to munch.  I
> haven't heard of anyone trying oscars on them, though.  It might be worth
a
> try.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
>
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