Snail Hunting fish - recommendations ?

[Shawn P. Good]

Hello :

I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
(except the onion plant - go figure !).

Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the
plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?

Thanks.

Shawn

[Al Boswell]

Shawn
My Clown Loach has done a number on my snails, pond and Ramshorn. The only
problem is know that the snails are gone I can't catch him. The clown loach
can get rather large over time so I would like to get rid of him without
disturbing the plants.

Al

"Shawn P. Good" > wrote in message
...
> Hello :
>
> I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
> leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
> (except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
> Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shawn
>
>

[Al Boswell]

Shawn
My Clown Loach has done a number on my snails, pond and Ramshorn. The only
problem is know that the snails are gone I can't catch him. The clown loach
can get rather large over time so I would like to get rid of him without
disturbing the plants.

Al

"Shawn P. Good" > wrote in message
...
> Hello :
>
> I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
> leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
> (except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
> Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shawn
>
>

[Al Boswell]

Shawn
My Clown Loach has done a number on my snails, pond and Ramshorn. The only
problem is know that the snails are gone I can't catch him. The clown loach
can get rather large over time so I would like to get rid of him without
disturbing the plants.

Al

"Shawn P. Good" > wrote in message
...
> Hello :
>
> I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
> leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
> (except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
> Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shawn
>
>

[Paul]

I believe you are looking for a loach.


Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
>Hello :
>
>I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
>new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
>aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
>leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
>(except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
>Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
>species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the
>plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Shawn
>
>

[Paul]

I believe you are looking for a loach.


Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
>Hello :
>
>I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
>new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
>aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
>leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
>(except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
>Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
>species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the
>plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Shawn
>
>

[Paul]

I believe you are looking for a loach.


Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
>Hello :
>
>I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
>new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
>aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but they
>leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my plants
>(except the onion plant - go figure !).
>
>Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
>species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from the
>plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Shawn
>
>

[T]

I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails...

Tim


"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> I believe you are looking for a loach.
>
>
> Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
> >Hello :
> >
> >I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> >new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> >aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but
they
> >leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my
plants
> >(except the onion plant - go figure !).
> >
> >Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> >species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> >plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Shawn
> >
> >
>
>

[T]

I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails...

Tim


"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> I believe you are looking for a loach.
>
>
> Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
> >Hello :
> >
> >I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> >new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> >aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but
they
> >leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my
plants
> >(except the onion plant - go figure !).
> >
> >Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> >species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> >plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Shawn
> >
> >
>
>

[T]

I believe a YoYo loach does not get as large as a Clown.. Effective at the
ridding of snails...

Tim


"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> I believe you are looking for a loach.
>
>
> Shawn P. Good wrote in message ...
> >Hello :
> >
> >I bought quite alot of plants about a month and a half ago to start up my
> >new planted tank. Seems like there were some hitchhikers, as now my
> >aquarium is full of small (~5-8mm) snails. No idea what species, but
they
> >leave the algae alone and love eating holes in the leaves of all my
plants
> >(except the onion plant - go figure !).
> >
> >Anyways, at some point in the past, I've seen someone post here about
> >species that love to sneak through the vegetation and pluck snails from
the
> >plants - and I want some ! What species was that ?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Shawn
> >
> >
>
>