Snails

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Hi everyone

Just a quick question. Is there any type of snail that I can keep with my clown loaches??

Cheers

 

[Oscar Betta]

As clown loaches can get pretty big, probably not any. But im not 100 percent sure, I'd wait for other responses.

 

[fraggs]

Ok mate. Thank for the help

I am sure someone will be along soon

 

[Donya]

Not safely as a longterm arrangement. As with any animal there will be individual variations, and some clown loaches may be more enthusiastic snail-eaters than others, but as a general rule you shouldn't plan on putting any snails you want to keep alive in with a clown loach. Small snails will be lunch, and even small clowns will peck away at the flesh of bigger snails. Bigger clown loaches can munch right through the operculum on even very large snails. I have read some reports of MTS (Thiaridae) populations being possible to keep with clown loaches for a couple of reasons: the snails will reproduce quickly with sufficient food and they usually stay in the substrate where they're harder to find. However, I have never tried that particular combination myself, so I don't know the exact conditions needed (substrate depth, etc.).

 

[fraggs]

Not safely as a longterm arrangement. As with any animal there will be individual variations, and some clown loaches may be more enthusiastic snail-eaters than others, but as a general rule you shouldn't plan on putting any snails you want to keep alive in with a clown loach. Small snails will be lunch, and even small clowns will peck away at the flesh of bigger snails. Bigger clown loaches can munch right through the operculum on even very large snails. I have read some reports of MTS (Thiaridae) populations being possible to keep with clown loaches for a couple of reasons: the snails will reproduce quickly with sufficient food and they usually stay in the substrate where they're harder to find. However, I have never tried that particular combination myself, so I don't know the exact conditions needed (substrate depth, etc.).

Cheers mate

I only have gravel in my tank and it is about 2inchs deep. So the only thing that might work would be mts??

What are mts like at cleaning ??

Thank for the help