needhelp

what about a tiger botia i got one for my ten gallon and all the snails are gone

Tsi_User

I wish mine did, I have 3 adults in my 29 gallon and before I canged the substrate they didn't ever touch the snails I was always told that Dojo Loaches do a great job cleaning up snails though.

bacod253

I prefer Dwarf Chain Loaches. They stay small and don't pester my Cherries. They're don't get big enough to take out large snails, but the babies are toast.

ray-the-pilot

Actually, most fish will eat snails. They just can’t get past the shell.

Here is a plan that I know will work from past experience.

Start by getting a siphon with a rigid plastic tube on one end. (I use a plastic pipet). When you change water siphon up all the snails you see. If a snail sticks on the plastic tube remove it manually.
Every day when you look at your tank, smash the small snails against the glass or between your fingers. Your fish will readily eat this escargot!

If you are persistent you will do a better job than any loach.

longbowaj

Hmm not sure which dwarf frog he was refering to but the aquatic frogs that i had would not only eat snail, but they would chase any fish that would fit in their mouth, loved to eat worms, and if something didn't fit in thier mouth they would bite off the fins and try to kill it that way. In fact the only thing they didn't eat was a large pleco.

rjfurbank

I have a tank (90g) w/ 2 clown loaches and 3 zebras and 10 amano shrimp. I haven't counted lately but I don't think I have lost any of the amano's--they are quite big and go wherever they want in the tank. One of my clown's is quite big (~6-8") and doesn't bother them.

Indignation

The dwarf puffer will more than likely stick just to snails if there are a lot of them, but they will eat the amanos eventually. I put an amano in my DP tank (snail free), and it didn't last an hour. Small loaches have my vote.