I have a slight snail problem. I noticed a few last month when I populated
my tank with plants. Now I see more and more...and some of my hygros have
little holes in them. I'm also noticing a lot more snail crap everywhere!

I heard that clown loaches get too big and when they get older they like to
eat plants...what kind of loach could I get for my 15 gallon that wouldn't
be too big and that could be found in the LFS?

Thanx!!!
--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

I highly recommend clown loaches. I am told they are best in groups of at
least three. However, I have had a single one in my 55 without problems.

They will take care of your snails and enjoy doing so.

Bob

--
Bob Alston
918.494.4913

"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote in message
a...
I have a slight snail problem. I noticed a few last month when I populated
my tank with plants. Now I see more and more...and some of my hygros have
little holes in them. I'm also noticing a lot more snail crap everywhere!

I heard that clown loaches get too big and when they get older they like
to
eat plants...what kind of loach could I get for my 15 gallon that wouldn't
be too big and that could be found in the LFS?

Thanx!!!
--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

Bob, how long have you had your clown loach in your planted aquaria? I've
just heard that they can become big plant eaters when they get older...is
this true I wonder?

"Bob Alston" wrote in message
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I highly recommend clown loaches. I am told they are best in groups of at
least three. However, I have had a single one in my 55 without problems.

They will take care of your snails and enjoy doing so.

Bob

--
Bob Alston
918.494.4913

"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote in message
a...
I have a slight snail problem. I noticed a few last month when I
populated
my tank with plants. Now I see more and more...and some of my hygros
have
little holes in them. I'm also noticing a lot more snail crap
everywhere!

I heard that clown loaches get too big and when they get older they like
to
eat plants...what kind of loach could I get for my 15 gallon that
wouldn't
be too big and that could be found in the LFS?

Thanx!!!
--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

LeighMo wrote:

Clown loaches get far too big for a 15 gallon tank, especially since it's best
to keep them in groups of six or more.

Try a yo-yo loach. They stay small, and are much less destructive.

Even yoyo's would get too big for a 15 gallon tank.


Don't get a skunk loach. They are nasty critters.

Ditto this, especially in that small of a tank.

Zebra loaches (botia striata) would be the best sized loach for that tank.
Depending on the current stock a couple could fit in there nicely. They are
also a peaceful, timid loach that does no destruction to plants. They graze on
them, but not for the flesh of the leaves, they go for anyting *on* the leaves.

Cool look'n loach. They look like yoyo loaches however, same family? Would
it be possible that the LFS would mix the two types up?

"Dave Millman" wrote in message
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Try Botia rostrata if you can find them. They are very active and
sociable,
don't eat any plants, and max out at about 3.5 inches. I've had mine for
15
months.

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages..._rostrata.html

Try horsehead loaches if you can find them. I have two in my 75-gallon.
The don't eat any snails I put in the tank but they clean up any snail spawn
within moments of it being produced.

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages...othynchus.html

I also have yo-yo loaches in another tank and find them to be very
destructive digging up plants.

kush

Dave M. Picklyk wrote in message
a...
Cool look'n loach. They look like yoyo loaches however, same family? Would
it be possible that the LFS would mix the two types up?

"Dave Millman" wrote in message
...
Try Botia rostrata if you can find them. They are very active and
sociable,
don't eat any plants, and max out at about 3.5 inches. I've had mine for
15
months.

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages..._rostrata.html

David,

Get yourself a blue gourami and feed very sparingly for a while.
That will take care of your snails.

Henk

Dave M. Picklyk wrote:
I have a slight snail problem. I noticed a few last month when I populated
my tank with plants. Now I see more and more...and some of my hygros have
little holes in them. I'm also noticing a lot more snail crap everywhere!

I heard that clown loaches get too big and when they get older they like to
eat plants...what kind of loach could I get for my 15 gallon that wouldn't
be too big and that could be found in the LFS?

Thanx!!!
--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

I've got some pearl gouramis, and although they peck on the snails (they
pluck them off the glass) but don't eat them. I guess the mouth is too
small.. but I would think pearl and blue gouramis are about the same in
overall size/mouth size? or do blue gouramis have large mouths?

linda

"Henk & Marga Jamin" wrote in message
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David,

Get yourself a blue gourami and feed very sparingly for a while.
That will take care of your snails.

Henk

Dave M. Picklyk wrote:
I have a slight snail problem. I noticed a few last month when I
populated
my tank with plants. Now I see more and more...and some of my hygros
have
little holes in them. I'm also noticing a lot more snail crap
everywhere!

I heard that clown loaches get too big and when they get older they like
to
eat plants...what kind of loach could I get for my 15 gallon that
wouldn't
be too big and that could be found in the LFS?

Thanx!!!
--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape