Snail-eating Loaches

[fishstick]

What are the smallest loaches that DEFINITELY WILL EAT the little round brown snails in my tank? and how many should I get in the group? Any other ideas because its a loosing battle trying to syphon them out and they are driving me MAD....

 

[pascados]

Yoyo loaches are great at eating snails, I put 2 in my tank about a month ago and there are no snails left

 

[Bloo]

Are they ramshorn snails ?

I had the small ramshorn in my tank and my Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki (Dwarf Loach / Chain Loach) took great care of them.
Probably the smallest of the loaches you'll find (though they can be a little on the expensive side)
But they really should be kept in groups of 4+ though they only reach approx 2" each.

YoYo's can grow up to 8"

 

[The-Wolf]

Botia rostrata are IMHO better than dwarf loaches at eating snails.

 

[jollysue]

Starve them out. Reduce the food so that there are no left overs, and they will decrease in numbers.

I like my queens (botia dario), botia straita, and clowns. I don't see that they make much of a dent in my Malysian Trumpets, though.

The first 2 stay smaller and the straita seem so far to be the smallest good natured snail eating loach in my aquaruiums.