They have won at least a reprieve, maybe permanent residence. Thank you all for your recommendations. John On Feb 26, 2005, at 11:56 AM, haika@drizzle.com wrote:
Although I think clown loaches are beautiful, I don't have the space toset up a large enough tank to accomodate their eventual size. So, I stick with Botia striata (usually marketed as zebra or tiger loaches, I think).They have a similar pale orange/darker grey-brown striping pattern andthey don't get as large. I've found these loaches to be efficient snail eaters, although they don't take down the BIG snails. They do take out allthe smaller ones as they hatch/develop. I have at least 3 in most of my tanks. These loaches like company, so if you have a large enough tank....try 6-8.My Botia sidthimunki aren't as efficient at removing snails. I have 8 inmy largest tank (29g). They barely keep up with the production, but at least they limit population growth <G>. These are my FAVORITEloaches....but aren't as easy to find as other species, and some sourcesare expensive (I gasped at the price asked ($30+) at a LFS and was relieved that I'd just picked up my 8 for $9.99 - $11.99 <G>). Betty Goetz _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member
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