Mine seem to eat anything I put in. flakes, worms, shrimp, leftovers from
supper etc (as long as it makes it to the bottom).

And every loach I've ever had would eat snails - though little ones like
kuhlis couldn't break big shells.

"Djay" wrote in message
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I've had a "Horseface loach" for over a year and I've never really known
what its diet has been. My daughter mentioned today that "we really don't
have many snails anylonger." I really don't know the dietary habits of
this
loach. He/she is very shy and buries herself in the sand when startled.
This loach has actually just had it's head above the substrate, looking
like
it is in ambush mode. Ambushing snails? I'm thinking that ambushing a
snail is kind of like the ultimate example of being patient!

I alternately feed algae discs and brine shrimp pellets to the bottom
feeders a few time per week, but I really have never seen this loach eat.
This is because my tank is in serious need of plant pruning... and she has
many places to hide... but that's another post.

Do any of you know the culinary habbits of this horse faced loach? Does
it
munch on snails?

DJay