Tank Aliens

three-fingers said:

Sound like red rams horns, there's a good snail ID guide here. Snails just eat algae, leftover food and decaying material such as plants, they don't harm the fish at all .

But wheat are 'salt rocks' and what species is a 'Dolphin Hammerhead Shark'? Never heard that common name before, sounds like a tankbuster though .

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three-fingers said:

They aren't actually doing any harm, they are actually doing a small service by cleaning the tank. You can get all sorts of chemicals to kill snails but I've never seen anyone have anything but trouble with them - even when they work, loads of rotting snails in a tank is never good for the water.

I would recommend loaches to eat all the snails if you want rid of them, which species depends on what the 'Dolphin Hammerhead Sharks' are though.

Either a small group of Yo-Yo loaches or zebra loaches. Avoid clown loaches (usually recommended by LFS) as they really need to be kept in groups and your tanks not big enough .

edit: And what are 'salt rocks', because if they are literally lumps of salt, or rocks that leech salt, the loaches would most likely be harmed .

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pippoodle said:

pangasius sanitwongsei

you do know that is a giant cat fish that can grow to 98.4"

it says on their website they feed on dog carcasses

i really think you need to rethink keeping this fish unless you are going to get a 1000us gallon tank

<a href="http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=268" target="_blank">http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=268</a>

Paroon Shark
Species Pangasius sanitwongsei
Difficulty Difficult
Min. Tank Size 3,785.412 liters
3,785,411.78 mL

1000 US Gallons (3785.4L)
Size 118.11 in

250-300 cm (98.4-118.1")
pH 6.5 - 7.5
Temp. 295.15 K
71.6 °F
531.27 °R

300.15 K
80.6 °F
540.27 °R22 -27 °C (71.6-80.6°F)
Water Hardness

5-8
Stocking Ratio 1:1 M:F
Availability Rare
Diet

Carnivore
Live Foods
Other (See article)
Life Span

12-18 years

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