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whats the best loach to put in an african cichlid tank to control the
snails? a puffer is out since I have invertebrates once again preferably a loach that is colorful and won't get too big. |
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"Christopher" wrote in message
news whats the best loach to put in an african cichlid tank to control the snails? a puffer is out since I have invertebrates once again preferably a loach that is colorful and won't get too big. Hmmm . . check out http://loaches.com |
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In rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids VoskV wrote:
"Christopher" wrote in message news whats the best loach to put in an african cichlid tank to control the snails? a puffer is out since I have invertebrates once again preferably a loach that is colorful and won't get too big. Hmmm . . check out http://loaches.com And maybe GOOGLE.COM, too. This topic comes up here every other week it seems... Yo-yo loaches work well as do clowns. However they both tend to prefer softer water than that found in african tanks. I'm sure there are some african molluscovores (sp?)--maybe ameteur or another africanophile can fill you in. JLD |
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"Christopher" wrote in message
news whats the best loach to put in an african cichlid tank to control the snails? a puffer is out since I have invertebrates once again preferably a loach that is colorful and won't get too big. I had 3 clown loaches that I got for that purpose. They didn't catch on right away, but a month or so after I got them, I went on vacation and after being gone for a week, all the snails were gone. Unfortunately, I think the loaches have fallen prey to cichlid aggression (2 dead in the last couple weeks). The last one seems to be ok, no one picking on him or anything, but you never know with cichlids...one day everything's fine and then the loach goes somewhere he shouldn't and becomes some cichlid's #1 target. Welcome to Thunder Dome! |
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"Christopher" skrev i en meddelelse news whats the best loach to put in an african cichlid tank to control the snails? a puffer is out since I have invertebrates once again preferably a loach that is colorful and won't get too big. You doesn´t say if it is a malawi or tanganyika tank you have. If it is a tanganyika you should look at neolamprologus tretocephalus instead of a loach. This ciclid are from tanganyika, and is a super snail eater. I must repeatadly add snails to the tank, in order to feed the fish. Regards René www.int.ikola.dk |
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