Khulie Loachs Vs The Snails

[dem0nz]

Hey,
i have a recent infestation of ramshorn snails and i think this is just the excuse i need to get some loachs
will khuli's eat snails? if not then do you know any other small snail eating loachs (3 inch max

 

[murphyk32]

check out the fish species index and look some up, im not sure that kuhlis eat many snails cuz of their small size..

 

[Shrimper]

They may eat baby ones but I think adult ones will be to big for them.

Not sure about other loaches, i've not kept any but I can recommend the snail eating snail - clea helena, mine have eaten most of my ramshorns and a lot of my other snails too, and they aren't taking up space I could be using for fish

 

[murphyk32]

loaches are known for eating snails (though ive not had any to prove it) so its prolly worth a shot.

 

[mikev]

Kuhlis will not have much of an effect against ramshorns. Among kuhli-like loaches, V.Maassi seems the best, but in my tank they do not kill the snail fast enough to slow the population growth.

Effective 3" snail-eating loaches include B.Striata, A.Botia, Y.Sidthimunki and Sinibotia's.

 

[squeakytoy]

I would have to agree that the yoyo does a great job on snail control, although, they seem to like them a certain size before eating them. Dont want to waste so much energy on the really small ones I guess. They may get larger though, about 4" or so

 

[BINKSY]

I had the same problem in my tank about 2 years ago, i introduced 3 zebra loaches and after a few days no more snails on tank walls, the loaches are still there today and i still have no snail problem. As well as eating the snails they are very interesting fish to watch, mine took about 6 months to settle in properly mind, i always see them out and about now even with the lights on.


Cheers Gordon