Re: [GSAS-Member] Singular Loach that Eats Snails

["Tom Watson" <onefish2fish@comcast.net>]

Cliff,

Do you have to add salt to the tank before introducing him?

Tom
West Hyblos Creek Drainage
Washington State

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Singular Loach that Eats Snails


>
> Shango,
>
> I've got a pea puffer here that I use to de-snail outgoing plants for
> people that don't enjoy them as much as I do.  If you'd like to borrow him
> to clean out your tanks, I don't think he'd mind a field trip.
>
> I'm not positve he'll eat the small flat snails (although, there are
> definitely none in the tank he's in), I'll try a test tonight. He stalks
> pond, ramshorn, and trumpet snails relentlessly, and has completely
> eliminated the snail population within a few days for each tank I've moved
> him to.
>
> I keep him with Guppies and Mollies with no problems, but I wouldn't
> recommend putting him in with anything you'd be overly worried about
> damaging...he used to harass another male Pea Puffer I had quite a
> bit...and they can definitely take chunks out of things (as they can chip
> through snail shells...).
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
>
>> Pea Puffer, but might nip fins. Or a pair of loaches, like striata.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Shango Los
>> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:06 PM
>> To: 'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'
>> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Singular Loach that Eats Snails
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am looking for a snail eater who won't waste away from loneliness 
>> living
>> alone. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Shango
>>
>>
>>
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