Khuli Loach Vs. Snails

[Mikaila31]

i have a 20gal. planted tank and i have a small snail population. will a khuli loach get rid of them all or will it just keep them under control?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Not sure if the khuli's will do anything, though clown loaches are well known for taking care of snails. If you want, you could make it a coldwater tank... I'm sure goldfish would take care of the snail infestation.

 

[mikev]

Kuhli - No.

But any Botia (Clown, Yoyo, Kubotai, Zebra ...) will.

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

Khulis will eat snails but don't actively hunt them down like other loaches. Your tank is too small for clown loaches but a group of zebras or chain loach would be great, any loach which stays small really. This site www.loaches.com shows other loaches for you to consider.

Emma

 

[mitchie]

I feel your pain, snails are currently taking over my tank. I'm debating whether or not to buy a loach or just attempt to use the crush them. I don't think my lfs's have a variety of loaches and I don't think a single loach in a tank would be happy. Suggestions?

 

[geo7x]

I mean, as emma said, i think they do eat snails but it is pot luck really, i found this on another website:

They are also a great way to reduce the population of small snails that can quickly overrun your tank.

maybe that person just got lucky...

 

[Teelie]

Kuhlis will eat snails but small ones, no bigger than 2-3mm in size. And they won't decimate the population. I have 5 Kuhlis in a 10 and still have a number of pond snails in there.

 

[kimmers318]

Send your snails to me....my dwarfpuffer will love hunting them!

 

[clen666]

hi all,

I have just added 5 malaysian trumpet snails to my 54l (~14G US) to help keep the tank clean.
However I have read that they can quickly multiply and I dont want my tank to be overrun!

Would a small group of khuli loach help to keep the population low by eating any offspring without eating the larger snails that are in there now?

Thanx, Graeme

 

[Loony Fish]

hi,
here is a list of fish i have found eat snails:
loaches
senegal bichir
"sharks"
catfish(chocolate, corys, etc.)
puffers
goldfish
some large tetras and barbs

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical.../Zebra-Loaches/

lets just say this, i used to get out about 30 snails 2 time sper week and they were still everywhere. Its now hard to find a snail, these fish are only about 7cm long and they are tackling snails that are 1-1.5cm (i had huge snails).

 

[clen666]

would those fish listed and the zebras end up scoffing every single snail or would ther still be a number of them left? as I dont want my snails 2 disappear completely!

 

[shibby]

hi,
here is a list of fish i have found eat snails:
loaches
senegal bichir
"sharks"
catfish(chocolate, corys, etc.)
puffers
goldfish
some large tetras and barbs

do corys really eat snails! i have like 20 corys and 1000 snails.
my rtbs though seemed to eat them ever since he moved due to aggresion issues the snail population has gone wild.

 

[ALW]

My Redtail Shark dont touch them!

 

[Corleone]

My corys would bite the antennae on big apple snails, but leave everything else alone. Cichlids like snails, too - since I got my two keyholes, the pond snails that evade my daily fork attack have disappeared and I've been noticing less and less ramshorns.