Loache

[zedonepilot]

so there it was a lovely golden apple snail can we have it daddy why not i said
i now have more than a hundred in my tank at least
i have given them away and i am still inundated with golden olive purple and caramel apple snails
i dont want to bin them but i have heard loaches dine on them
so i have a 4x2x2 community tank what loaches would clean them all out i also have tadpole snails off plants that my mrs added without washing
as many different loaches as possible
thanks

 

[TheRedDarren]

most of the botia genus eat snails, my botia striata decimated my snail problem in a few days. try this link for some more info m8.

http/www.loaches.com/

 

[Bozza]

Yoyo (need to be fairly big to eat snails), clown loaches. They are the most common loaches, well in my area of the world they are

 

[karin15]

my angel fish eats snails x_X I dont think thats normal though.

 

[Lateral Line]

As stated above, most of the loaches that used to be in the Botia genus will eat snails. The space in your tank will determine what is and what is not possible. Botias are gregarious fish and like to be in groups of at least 3. Many grow to a good size, I'm talking 150mm/6", some a lot more, (Clown Loaches for example). Sadly, many are also somewhat aggressive, and a few are downright mean.

Of the more readily available species, I'd suggest Botia striata, which is fairly peaceful, a good snail eater, and doesn't get much more then 100mm. If you've got the space for 3 that is.